4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  tarsus 
  n  :  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 
 
  From  Easton's  1897  Bible  Dictionary  [easton]: 
 
  Tarsus 
  the  chief  city  of  Cilicia.  It  was  distinguished  for  its  wealth 
  and  for  its  schools  of  learning,  in  which  it  rivalled,  nay, 
  excelled  even  Athens  and  Alexandria,  and  hence  was  spoken  of  as 
  "no  mean  city."  It  was  the  native  place  of  the  Apostle  Paul 
  (Acts  21:39).  It  stood  on  the  banks  of  the  river  Cydnus  about 
  12  miles  north  of  the  Mediterranean.  It  is  said  to  have  been 
  founded  by  Sardanapalus  king  of  Assyria.  It  is  now  a  filthy, 
  ruinous  Turkish  town,  called  Tersous  (See  {PAUL}.) 
 
 
  From  Hitchcock's  Bible  Names  Dictionary  (late  1800's)  [hitchcock]: 
 
  Tarsus,  winged;  feathered 
 

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