tarsus
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tarsus¹
- /ˈtɑː.səs/ UK
- /ˈtɑɹ.səs/ US
Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)səs
noun tarsi
- A group of small bones in this part of the foot. The seven bones of the human tarsus form the ankle and upper part of the foot.
- The shank or tarsometatarsus of the leg of a bird or reptile. On the ledge, the guillemots shuffle awkwardly about on their tarsi, the long bone connecting the ‘ankle’ to the feet.
- The true foot or the fifth joint of the leg of an insect or other arthropod, typically consisting of several small segments and ending in a claw.
- A plate of dense connective tissue found in each eyelid, attached to either the superior tarsal muscle (in the upper eyelid) or inferior tarsal muscle (lower eyelid), which aid with sympathetic control.
Tarsus²
Where it comes from
From Latin Tarsus, from Ancient Greek Ταρσός (Tarsós), ultimately from Hittite Tarsa.
proper noun
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A city in Mersin Province in southeastern Turkey, an important center of Cilicia since antiquity.
Similar: Tarsa, Tarsos, Antioch, Antioch on the Cydnus, Juliopolis
Translations
Talk about this word "tarsus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tarsus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tarsus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tarsus "tarsus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tarsus.Cite this
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