Tarsi

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Tarsi \Tar"si\, n.,
   pl. of {Tarsus}.
   [1913 Webster] Tarsia
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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