tenuitarsis

== Latin == === Etymology === New Latin; from tenuis (“delicate”) +‎ tarsus (“foot”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [tɛ.nu.ɪˈtar.sɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [te.nu.iˈtar.sis] === Adjective === tenuitarsis (neuter tenuitarse); third-declension two-termination adjective (New Latin) delicate-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.