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–noun, plural -si

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1.	Anatomy, Zoology. the bones of the proximal segment of the foot; the bones between the tibia and the metatarsus, contributing to the construction of the ankle joint.

2.	the small plate of connective tissue along the border of an eyelid.

3.	tarsometatarsus.

4.	the distal part of the leg of an insect, usually subdivided in the adult into two to five segments.

[Origin: 1670–80; < NL < Gk tarsós flat of the foot

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a city in S Turkey, near the Mediterranean, on the Cydnus River: important seaport of ancient Cilicia; birthplace of Saint Paul. 74,510.

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n. pl. tar·si (-sī, -sē)

1. The section of the vertebrate foot between the leg and the metatarsus.
2. The bones making up this section, especially the seven small bones of the human ankle.
3. The tarsometatarsus.
4. The distal part of the leg of an arthropod, usually divided into segments.
A fibrous plate that supports and shapes the edge of the eyelid. Also called tarsal plate.
Zoology
1. The tarsometatarsus.
2. The distal part of the leg of an arthropod, usually divided into segments.

[New Latin, from Greek tarsos, ankle; see ters- in Indo-European roots.]

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A city of southern Turkey near the Mediterranean Sea west of Adana. Settled in the Neolithic Period, it was one of the most important cities of Asia Minor under Roman rule (after 67 B.C.). Saint Paul was born in Tarsus. Population: 216,000.

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tarsus

the ankle bones collectively, 1676, from Mod.L., from Gk. tarsos "ankle, sole of the foot, rim of the eyelid," originally "flat surface, especially for drying," from PIE base *ters- "to dry" (cf. Gk. teresesthai "to be or become dry," tersainein "to make dry;" L. terra "land, ground, soil," torrere "dry up, parch;" see terrain).

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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

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Plural tarsi (tär'sī, -sē)

The group of seven bones lying between the leg and the metatarsals and forming part of the ankle.
The group of bones lying between the leg and metatarsals in the hind feet in some vertebrates, such as dinosaurs and birds.
A fibrous plate that supports and shapes the edge of the eyelid.
The lower part of the leg of an arthropod, usually divided into segments.

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Hy`po*tar"sus\, n.; pl. Hypotarsi. [NL. See Hypo-, and Tarsus.] (Anat.) A process on the posterior side of the tarsometatarsus of many birds; the calcaneal process. -- Hy`po*tar"sal, a.

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