Tarsi

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tarsi \Tar"si\, n.,
     pl. of {Tarsus}.
     [1913 Webster] Tarsia

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Tarsus \Tar"sus\, n.; pl. {Tarsi}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? the flat of
     the foot, the edge of the eyelid. Cf. 2d {Tarse}.]
     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}.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Zool.) The foot of an insect or a crustacean. It usually
        consists of form two to five joints.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tarsus
       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
       [also: {tarsi} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tarsi
       See {tarsus}