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. [1913 Webster]