cannon bone

noun

Meaning

A bone resulting from the fusion of metacarpals or metatarsals in some artiodactyls.
The metacarpal of a horse.
The metatarsal of a horse.

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Related words

baculum(English)forearm bone(English)articulary(English)tau bone(English)mixicoronoid(English)radius(English)ossicle(English)tarsometatarsus(English)

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