HyperDic: splint_bone

English > 1 sense of the expression splint bone:
NOUNanimalsplint bonea rudimentary metacarpal or metatarsal bone on either side of the cannon bone in the leg of a horse or related animal
English > splint bone: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningA rudimentary metacarpal or metatarsal bone on either side of the cannon bone in the leg of a horse or related animal.
Broaderbone, osrigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates

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