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Word entry · 6 letters

tarsus

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"Ankle bone region"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈtɑː.səs/Part of speech nounSorted arsstuStarts with TEnds with S1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Ankle and heel-bone region of a vertebrate foot.

Word origin

Borrowed from New Latin tarsus.

Used in a sentence

  • On the ledge, the guillemots shuffle awkwardly about on their tarsi, the long bone connecting the ‘ankle’ to the feet.

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