Tarsus

5 definitions found

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 Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  25 Moby Thesaurus words for "tarsus":
     ankle, bayonet legs, bowlegs, calf, cnemis, drumstick, foreleg,
     gamb, gambrel, gigot, ham, hind leg, hock, jamb, knee, leg, limb,
     podite, popliteal space, scissor-legs, shank, shin, stems, stumps,
     trotters
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Tarsus
     the chief city of Cilicia. It was distinguished for its wealth
     and for its schools of learning, in which it rivalled, nay,
     excelled even Athens and Alexandria, and hence was spoken of as
     "no mean city." It was the native place of the Apostle Paul
     (Acts 21:39). It stood on the banks of the river Cydnus, about
     12 miles north of the Mediterranean. It is said to have been
     founded by Sardanapalus, king of Assyria. It is now a filthy,
     ruinous Turkish town, called Tersous. (See {PAUL}.)
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Tarsus, winged; feathered