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Any bone of the tarsus
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tarsal
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (context anatomy English) Of or relating to the tarsus. n. (context anatomy English) Any of the seven bones of the tarsus.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tarsal \Tar"sal\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Tercel . [Obs.]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"of or pertaining to the ankle or instep," 1817, from tarsus (n.1) + -al (1), or from medical Latin tarsalis .
Usage examples of tarsal.
One hand raised two inches from where it lay on the bloody cape, then fell back, tarsals and metatarsals separating, a scattering of tiny bones, as the radial tendon dissolved.
The tarsal bones are short, and the digits have the usual number of phalanges, the ungual or nail-bearing ones being small and rounded.
He took them down to the sandy lakefront and showed them sets of tracks—the three-toed marks of the venator and the bigger marks of the death eagle stalking him, three front tarsals digging deep enough in the sand to show the dew claw marks in the rear.