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De - Pt| English Dictionary: tarsus | by the DICT Development Group |
| 4 results for tarsus | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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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}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The foot of an insect or a crustacean. It usually consists of form two to five joints. | |
| From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
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Tarsus the chief city of Cilicia. It was distinguished for its wealth and for its schools of learning, in which it rivalled, nay, excelled even Athens and Alexandria, and hence was spoken of as "no mean city." It was the native place of the Apostle Paul (Acts 21:39). It stood on the banks of the river Cydnus, about 12 miles north of the Mediterranean. It is said to have been founded by Sardanapalus, king of Assyria. It is now a filthy, ruinous Turkish town, called Tersous. (See {PAUL}.) | |
| From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
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Tarsus, winged; feathered | |
