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.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The foot of an insect or a crustacean. It
usually consists of form two to five joints.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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