'Tarsi' definitions:
Definition of 'Tarsi'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) The foot of an insect or a crustacean. It usually consists of form two to five joints. [1913 Webster]