metatarsus Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the skeleton of the human foot between the toes and the tarsus; the corresponding part of the foot in birds or of the hind foot in quadrupeds

WordNet

Met`a*tar"sus noun
Etymology
NL. See Meta-, and Tarsus.
Wordforms
plural Metatarsi
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) 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.

Webster 1913