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Noun: cannon bone  ka-nun bown
  1. Greatly developed metatarsal or metacarpal bone in the shank or cannon part of the leg in hoofed mammals

Derived forms: cannon bones

Type of: bone, os[2]

Part of: cannon, shank

Encyclopedia: Cannon bone

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