tarsus
tarsus
1. In an insect, one of a number of small segments distal to the tibia, with which the uppermost tarsus articulates. The tarsus is made up of two-five segments and terminates in the pretarsus. The muscles operating the tarsi are located in the tibia, and operate through the agency of tendons.
2. In birds, the lower long bone of the leg.
3. In Mammalia, the collection of bones forming the ankle.
4. In vertebrates, a plate of connective tissue in the eyelid.
1. In an insect, one of a number of small segments distal to the tibia, with which the uppermost tarsus articulates. The tarsus is made up of two-five segments and terminates in the pretarsus. The muscles operating the tarsi are located in the tibia, and operate through the agency of tendons.
2. In birds, the lower long bone of the leg.
3. In Mammalia, the collection of bones forming the ankle.
4. In vertebrates, a plate of connective tissue in the eyelid.
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