- 1. n. 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. Source: opted
- 2. n. A plate of dense connective tissue or cartilage in the eyelid of man and many animals; -- called also tarsal cartilage, and tarsal plate. Source: opted
- 3. n. The foot of an insect or a crustacean. It usually consists of form two to five joints. Source: opted
- 4. n. 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 Source: wordnet
- 5. 1. (Anat.) (a) 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. (b) A plate of dense connective tissue or cartilage in the eyelid of man and many animals; -- called also tarsal cartilage, and tarsal plate. 2. (Zoöl.) The foot of an insect or a crustacean. It usually consists of form two to five joints. Source: webster
- 6. The foot of an insect or a crustacean. It usually consists ofform two to five joints. Source: adambom
- 7. n. 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 Source: ecdict
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