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Tarsus

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Tarsus may refer to:

Biology

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  • 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

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Other uses

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