Tarsus

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Tarsus may refer to:

Biology

  • Tarsus (skeleton), a cluster of articulating bones in each foot
  • Hock (anatomy), the region formed by the tarsal bones connecting the tibia and metatarsus of a digitigrade or unguligrade quadrupedal mammal
  • Tarsus (eyelids), elongated plate of dense connective tissue in each eyelid
  • The distal segment of an arthropod leg – see Arthropod tarsus
  • The lower leg of a bird, also known as tarsometatarsus

Places

  • Tarsus, Mersin, ancient and modern city in Turkey (former region of Cilicia)
  • Tarsus (West Syriac Diocese), a Syrian Orthodox archdiocese, attested between the seventh and thirteenth centuries
  • Tarsus Waterfall, on the outskirts of the city
  • Berdan River, also known as the Tarsus River, which flows past the city
  • Tarsus (Bithynia), a town of ancient Bithynia, now in Turkey
  • Tarsus (crater), an impact crater on Mars

Other uses

  • Tarsus (1948–1960), a Turkish Maritime Lines ship, formerly the USS Harry Lee
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