tarsal

American  

[tahr-suhl] / ˈtɑr səl /

adjective

1. of or relating to the tarsus of the foot.

2. pertaining to the tarsi of the eyelids.

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noun

1. a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.

tarsal British  

/ ˈtɑːsəl /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or constituting the tarsus or tarsi

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noun

1. a tarsal bone

tarsal Scientific  

/ tär′səl /

1. Relating to or involving the ankle.

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1. Any of the seven bones of the tarsus.

Other Word Forms

• intertarsal
  adjective
• posttarsal
  adjective
• subtarsal
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of tarsal

First recorded in 1810–20; tars(us) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

The Tarsal Bembex furnished me with what I wanted: larvae young enough to have still before them a long period of feeding and yet sufficiently developed to endure the trials of a removal.

From More Hunting Wasps by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

Tarsal fold strong; thoracic fold heavy; webbing on feet extending to middle of penultimate phalanx of fourth toe; distinct white stripe above anus; cluster of largo spines on thumb in breeding males, H. pachyderma, p.

From A Review of the Frogs of the Hyla bistincta Group by Duellman, William E.

Tarsal folds are absent in all species except verrucigerus, in which the folds are barely evident.

From A Synopsis of Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Osteocephalus by Duellman, William E.

Of smaller size and clad in black with trimmings of silvery down on the edge of the abdominal segments, the Tarsal Tachytes frequents the ledges of soft limestone in fairly populous colonies.

From More Hunting Wasps by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

I am Tarsal," croaked the stranger, "once guard in your service.

From The Return of Tharn by Browne, Howard