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1. (n.) tarsus
the bones between the tibia and metatarsus of the foot, forming the ankle joint.
2. tarsus
the small plate of connective tissue along the border of an eyelid.
3. tarsus
the distal part of the limb of an arthropod, as the fifth segment of an insect leg.
4. (n.) Tarsus
a city in S Turkey, near the Cilician Gates: important seaport of ancient Cilicia; birthplace of Saint Paul. 225,000.
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) tarsus
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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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) tarsus
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
2. (noun) tarsus
a plate of dense connective tissue or cartilage in the eyelid of man and many animals; -- called also tarsal cartilage, and tarsal plate
3. (noun) tarsus
the foot of an insect or a crustacean. It usually consists of form two to five joints
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. tarsus
a city of great antiquity and interest, the ancient capital of Cilicia, now in the province of Adana, in Turkey in Asia, on the Cydnus, 12 m. above its entrance into the Mediterranean; legend ascribes its foundation to Sennacherib in 690 B.C.; in Roman times was a famous centre of wealth and culture, rivalling Athens and Alexandria; associated with the meeting of Antony and Cleopatra and the deaths of the emperors Tacitus and Maximinus; here St. Paul was born and notable Stoic philosophers; in the hands of the Turk has decayed into a squalid residence of merchants busy with the export of corn, cotton, wool, hides, &c. In winter the population rises to 30,000.
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