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Tarsus
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Tarsus has 1 sense
- tarsus(n = noun.body) Array - the part of the foot of a vertebrate between the metatarsus and the leg; in human beings the bones of the ankle and heel collectively; Array has parts: cuboid bone, tarsal, tarsal bone
is a part of pedal extremity, vertebrate foot
is a kind of skeletal structure
Derived form adjective tarsal1
CIDE DICTIONARY
Tarsus, n. [NL., fr. Gr. the flat of the foot, the edge of the eyelid. Cf. 2d Tarse.].
- The ankle; the bones or cartilages of the part of the foot between the metatarsus and the leg, consisting in man of seven short bones. [1913 Webster]
- The foot of an insect or a crustacean. It usually consists of form two to five joints. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Tarsus, n. (pl. tarsi)
1 a the group of bones forming the ankle and upper foot. b the shank of a bird's leg. c the terminal segment of a limb in insects.
2 the fibrous connective tissue of the eyelid.
1 a the group of bones forming the ankle and upper foot. b the shank of a bird's leg. c the terminal segment of a limb in insects.
2 the fibrous connective tissue of the eyelid.
Etymology
mod.L f. Gk tarsos flat of the foot, rim of the eyelid
THESAURUS
Tarsus
ankle, bayonet legs, bowlegs, calf, cnemis, drumstick, foreleg, gamb, gambrel, gigot, ham, hind leg, hock, jamb, knee, leg, limb, podite, popliteal space, scissor-legs, shank, shin, stems, stumps, trotters
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