Tarsus
Pronunciation : Tar"sus
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [NL., fr. Gr. Tarse.]
Definition : 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.
2. (Zo?l.)
Defn: The foot of an insect or a crustacean. It usually consists of form two to five joints.
pl. Tarsi.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913