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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)