nigritarsis

== Latin == === Etymology === New Latin; from niger (“black”) +‎ tarsus (“foot”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [nɪ.ɡrɪˈtar.sɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ni.ɡriˈtar.sis] === Adjective === nigritarsis (neuter nigritarse); third-declension two-termination adjective (New Latin) black-footed, black-toed ==== 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.