What is "metatarsi"

Metatarsus \Met`a*tar"sus\, n.; pl. Metatarsi. [NL. See Meta-, and Tarsus.] (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.

n. (plural of metatarsus English)

1. n. 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

2. [also: metatarsi (pl)]

See metatarsus