01 n. 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.
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Tarsi ((#))
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1.
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.(Anat.)
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2.
The foot of an insect or a crustacean. It usually consists of form two to five joints.(Zool.)