diplarthrous

adjective

dip·​lar·​throus

(ˈ)di¦plärthrəs

: having each or most of the tarsal or carpal bones of one row articulating with more than one bone of the other row

—used especially of certain ungulate mammals

—opposed to taxeopodous

Word History

Etymology

dipl- + arthr- + -ous

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