metatarsus
noun
meta·tar·sus
ˌme-tə-ˈtär-səs 
: the metatarsal part of a human foot or of a hind foot in quadrupeds
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Its metatarsus, the bone between the ankle and toes, was surprisingly short and stocky, like that of an owl.
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Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2011
Earlier ones like Sinornithosaurus had a relatively long metatarsus.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2011
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Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2011
Earlier ones like Sinornithosaurus had a relatively long metatarsus.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2011
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metatarsus
noun
meta·tar·sus
ˌmet-ə-ˈtär-səs
: the part of the human foot or of the hind foot in quadrupeds that is between the tarsus and phalanges, contains when all the digits are present (as in humans) five more or less elongated bones but is modified in many animals with loss or reduction of some bones or fusing of others, and in humans forms the instep
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