Definition of Metapodia. Meaning of Metapodia. Synonyms of Metapodia

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Definition of Metapodia

Metapodia
Metapodium Met`a*po"di*um, n.; pl. Metapodia. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.) Same as Metapode.

Meaning of Metapodia from wikipedia

- to right: plantigrade, digitigrade and unguligrade. In red the basipod, in violet the metapodia, in yellow the phalanges, in brown the keratin nails....
- tarsals. The middle part of the autopodium is the metapodium (plural: metapodia), composed of the slender long bones each called a metapodial. The metapodials...
- reindeer are also different from Eurasian tundra reindeer, in that the metapodia (long bones of the hand and foot) are shorter in proportion to the tibia...
- Camarophyllus metapodius (Fr.) Wünsche (1877) Neohygrocybe metapodia (Fr.) Herink (1958) Hygrocybe metapodia (Fr.) Gams (1967) Porpoloma metapodium (Fr.) Singer...
- only used to create tools. Due to their shape, the ribs, fibulas, and metapodia of horses were good for awl and barb creation. In addition, the ribs were...
- possibly from a dog. Taxonomy uncertain. 15,770 Oelknitz, Germany Phalanges, metapodia and part of distal humerus and tibia dated 15,770–13,957 YBP. Taxonomy...
- from bone, usually cattle metapodia although the bones of other animals, such as horses, were also used. Cattle metapodia lack much meat, making them...
- sometimes clearly positioned to the side, indicate that the individual bones (metapodia and phalanges) were rather spread apart. All in all, it can be ****umed...