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| tar·sus [ trssəss ] (plural tar·si [ tr s, tr s ]) |
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1. ankle bones: the group of bones that forms the ankle joint in vertebrates, located between the inner bone of the lower leg tibia and the main skeleton of the foot metatarsus
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2. part of eyelid: the small section of connective tissue along the edge of the eyelid
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3. birds
Same as tarsometatarsus
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4. part of arthropod leg: the part of the leg of an arthropod that is farthest from the tibia
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| [Late 17th century. Via modern Latin< Greek tarsos "eyelid, flat part of the foot"] |
