Canon-bone Definition

noun

(anatomy) The shank bone, or great bone above the fetlock, in the fore and hind legs of the horse and allied animals, corresponding to the middle metacarpal or metatarsal bone of most mammals.

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Other Word Forms of Canon-bone

Noun

Singular:

canon-bone

Plural:

canon-bones

Origin of Canon-bone

French canon, from Latin canon (“a rule”).

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