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- Metatarsus - n. - That part of the skeleton of the hind or lower limb between the tarsus and phalanges; metatarse. It consists, in the human foot, of five bones. See Illustration in Appendix.
- Tarsus - n. - The ankle; the bones or cartilages of the part of the foot between the metatarsus and the leg, consisting in man of seven short bones.
- Calamistrum - n. - A comblike structure on the metatarsus of the hind legs of certain spiders (Ciniflonidae), used to curl certain fibers in the construction of their webs.
- Podarthrum - n. - The foot joint; in birds, the joint between the metatarsus and the toes.