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tarsus

/ˈtɑɹ.səs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables
tar-sus
IPA
/ˈtɑɹ.səs/
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The part between the main part of the hindlimb and the metatarsus in terrestrial vertebrates.

noun

The part between the main part of the hindlimb and the metatarsus in terrestrial vertebrates.

noun

The part between the main part of the hindlimb and the metatarsus in terrestrial vertebrates.

noun

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.

name

A city in Mersin Province in southeastern Turkey, an important center of Cilicia since antiquity.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin tarsus.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Tarsus, Ταρσός, Tarsa

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈtɑɹ.səs/
  • British English: /ˈtɑː.səs/

Inflected Forms

tarsi (plural)

Derived Forms

apicotarsus basitarsus distitarsus epitarsus foretarsus hypotarsus mesotarsus metatarsus pretarsus protarsus tarsal tarsectomy

Frequently Paired Words

acrotarsium tarsometatarsus

Synonyms

Tarsa Tarsos Antioch Antioch on the Cydnus Juliopolis

Rhymes With

catharsis metatarsus hypotarsus foretarsus basitarsus protarsus distitarsus apicotarsus epitarsus

Questions

How do you pronounce tarsus?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɑɹ.səs/.
What does tarsus mean?
The part between the main part of the hindlimb and the metatarsus in terrestrial vertebrates.
Where does tarsus come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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