tarsus
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2VERB + TARSUS
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The part between the main part of the hindlimb and the metatarsus in terrestrial vertebrates.
The part between the main part of the hindlimb and the metatarsus in terrestrial vertebrates.
On the ledge, the guillemots shuffle awkwardly about on their tarsi, the long bone connecting the ‘ankle’ to the feet.
The part between the main part of the hindlimb and the metatarsus in terrestrial vertebrates.
A plate of dense connective tissue found in each eyelid, attached to either the superior tarsal muscle (in the upper eyelid) or inferior tarsal muscle (lower eyelid), which aid with sympathetic control.
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A city in Mersin Province in southeastern Turkey, an important center of Cilicia since antiquity.
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2On the ledge, the guillemots shuffle awkwardly about on their tarsi, the long bone connecting the ‘ankle’ to the feet.
WiktionaryThe apostle Paul was born in Tarsus.
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