brevitarsis

== Latin == === Etymology === New Latin; from brevis (“short”) +‎ tarsus (“foot”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [brɛ.wɪˈtar.sɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [bre.viˈtar.sis] === Adjective === brevitarsis (neuter brevitarse); third-declension two-termination adjective (New Latin) short-footed ==== Usage notes ==== Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular. ==== Declension ==== Third-declension two-termination adjective.