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Cannon Bone

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Noun

1. cannon bone

greatly developed metatarsal or metacarpal bone in the shank or cannon part of the leg in hoofed mammals

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Cannon Bone

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noun
a bone in the legs of horses and other hoofed animals consisting of greatly elongated fused metatarsals or metacarpals

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Cannon Bone

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the bone between hock or knee and fetlock in a four-legged, hoofed animal

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Cannon Bone

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n.
A supporting bone of the leg in some hoofed mammals, analogous to the metacarpus of the hand or the metatarsus of the foot in humans.

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