tarsus > define
noun
- 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. .
by WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
- (n.) A plate of dense connective tissue or cartilage in the eyelid of man and many animals; -- called also tarsal cartilage, and tarsal plate.
- (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.
- (n.) The foot of an insect or a crustacean. It usually consists of form two to five joints.
by Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
Tarsus is a feminine given name
- Name Meaning: Winged, feathered. Non-gerderized Biblical name
- Name Origin: Biblical