tarryour 
tarryourt, Same as terrier^. 
tarsal (tar'sal), a. and n. [< NL. tarsalis, < tar- 
HHS. q. v.] !."-. 1. Of or pertaining to the tarsus, 
ankle, or instep of the foot : correlated with car- 
pal: as, tarsal bones; tarsal articulations. 2. 
Of or pertaining to the tarsometatarsus of a 
bird, commonly called the tarsus, between the 
heel and the bases of the toes: as, the tarsal 
envelop; tarsal scutella. 3. Of or pertaining 
to the last segment of an insect's leg : as, tarsal 
joints; tarsal claws. 4. Of or pertaining to the 
tarsi of the eyelids: as, tarsal cartilages; the 
tarsal muscle Tarsal amputation, amputation of 
a part of the foot through the tarsus. Tarsal artery, a 
branch of the dorsal artery of the foot, passing outward 
over the ankle.-Tarsal cartilage. " 
Tarsal conjunctiva, f 
(which see, under palpebri 
joint, tibiotarsal in mammals, medlotarsai in ot-ner verte- 
brates which have a tarsus, apparently tibiometatarsal in 
birds (but see tarsus, 2). Tarsal ligament. Same as 
palpebral liijament (which see, under palpebral). Tarsal 
ossicle, sinus, etc. See the nouns. Tarsal system, a 
system of classification, proposed by Olivier and adopted 
by Latreille and other eminent entomologists, by which 
all coleopterous insects were arranged in sections in con- 
formity to the real or supposed number of joints in their 
tarsi. These sections, as proposed by Olivier, were (1) Pen- 
tamera, having five joints to all the tarsi ; (2) Heteromera, 
having the four anterior tarsi five-jointed and the two 
posteriorfour-jointed; (3) Tetramera, having four joints to 
all the tarsi ; (4) Trimera, having three joints to all the 
tarsi. To these Latreille added (5) Dimera, having two 
joints to all the tarsi, and (8) Manamera, having but a 
single tarsal joint in each foot. Some of these divisions 
are now known to have rested on imperfect observations, 
and all are subject to exceptions among closely allied spe- 
cies; hence the tarsal system has been generally aban- 
doned or modified, though in many respects it approached 
a natural classification, and, admitting the exceptions, the 
divisions can still be used with advantage. Its convenience 
is such that attempts have also been made to retain it, 
in its general features, with substitution of other names 
intended to correct the early imperfect observations, as 
Cryptopentamera, Pseudotetramera, Subpentamera, etc.; 
and the adjectives derived from all these terms, as pen- 
tamerom, heteromerms, etc., are regularly used in describ- 
ing beetles and their tarsi. 
II. n. A tarsal bone (or cartilage); one of 
the elements of the tarsus of the foot, interven- 
ing between the tibia and the metatarsus; es- 
pecially, a tarsale. See tarsus. 
Carpals and tarsals not distinct in form from metapo- 
dials. Amer. Naturalist, XXIII. 8B'j. 
tarsale (tar-sa'le), n.; pi. tarsalia (-li-a). [NL., 
neut. of tarsalis, tarsal: see tarsal.] One of 
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mamiuffl besides two inguinal ones ; the fibula partis 
ankylosed with the tibia ; the second and thinl digits 
artially 
ankylosed with the tibia ; the second and tnini digits of 
the foot armed with subulate claws, the rest with flat- 
tened nails a peculiar tarsus (see tarsier) ; and the orbits 
of the eyes partially closed behind by the union of the 
alisphenoid and malar bones. See cut under Tarsius. 
tarsiped (tar'si-ped), a. and . [< NL. tarsus, 
q. v., + L. pes (pea-) =E./oot.] I. a. 1. Hav- 
ing the peculiar structure of tarsus which char- 
acterizes the tarsier or malmag. 2. Belonging 
to the subfamily Tarsipedinee. 
II. . A marsupial mammal of the genus 
Tarsipes. 
rarsipedidae (tar-si-ped'i-de)^ n. pi. [NL., < 
Tarsipes (-ped-) + -idee. 
as a separate family. 
;ypified by the genus '. 
times raised to the rank of a family. 
Tarsipes (tar'si-pez), . [NL., < tarsus, q. v. ; 
tarsus 
_, The single compound bone of some 
animals, especially birds, resulting from the 
combination of tarsal and metatarsal bones in 
one. This formation occurs in all birds and probably 
some reptiles. In the former the three principal metatar- 
sal bones fuse into one, the fourth metatarsal remaining 
distinct or only incompletely joined to the rest; and to 
the proximal extremity of the compound metatarsal thus^ 
formed are also ankylosed the ele- 
ments of the distal tarsal series. 
The result is similar to that seen 
in the compound cannon-bone of 
hoofed quadrupeds, though this 
has no tarsal elements. The tar- 
soinetiitarsus is a comparatively 
large stout bone, extending from 
the heel or suffrage to the bases 
of the toes. Itcorrespondstothat 
part of the foot commonly called 
the tarsiti in descriptive orni- 
thology, and is usually naked and 
scaly, though sometimes feather- 
ed. Its proximal extremity usu- 
ally presents a large bony protu- 
t E foot] A remarkable genus of berance (the so-called calcaneum 
n j .-, * .1 _ m...i :*.-,?, . i orhvnotaisus), perlorated tor tne 
marsupials, of the family Phalangistidee and 
subfamily Tarsipedinee. The teeth are rudimentary 
and variable ; the tongue is vermiform and protrusile ; 
there is no cajcum ; the muzzle is acute ; the mandibular 
Tarsipes rostratlis. 
rami are straight and slender without coronoid process or 
the inflected angle very characteristic of marsupials; and 
the tail is very long, slender, and prehensile. The only spe- 
trees and bushes, and feeding on insects and wild honey, 
TarsomeUitarsus of Fowl, 
th 1 e U dirtaTex^mity''ls"dlvided SSiS"?nky f ioS"ogher 
Into three prongs (two in the OS- and with distal elements of 
trich) each bearing an articular the tarsus : viewed in front 
surface for one of three toes (the ^^uTo^'cal.ed'c^ 
first toe, or hallllX, when present, C ateal process ; f, bony core 
being differently attached to the of a calcar or spur, 
foot by an accessory metatarsal). 
The bone is nearly always compressed, or of less width 
than depth; but in the penguins it is broad from side to 
side and shows two fontanelles, or vacant spaces, indicat- 
ing its triple composition. It is often called simply meta- 
tarsus, its tarsal elements being ignored. See also cut 
under metatarsus. 
tarsophalangeal (tiir-so-fa-lan'je-al), a. Of or 
pertaining to the tarsus and the phalanges. 
Huxley, Anat. Vert,, p. 285. 
tarsorraphy (tar-sor'a-fi), . [< NL. tarsus, 
a cartilage of the eyelids (see tarsus, 4), + Gr. 
pa<j>/i, a sewing, < pairrciv, sew, stitch together.] 
In surg., an operation for diminishing the size 
of the opening between the eyelids when it is 
enlarged by surrounding cicatrices. DwtffU- 
son. 
tarsotarsal ( tar-so-tar' sal ), a. [< tarsus + tarsus 
+ -al.] Mediotarsal, as the ankle-joint of birds 
and reptiles, which is situated between the two 
rows of tarsal bones, and not between the tibia 
and the tarsus as in mammals. 
tarsotibial (tar-so-tib'i-al), a. [< tarsus + 
tibia + -a/.] Same as tibiotarsal. 
. , 
the bones of the distal row of the tarsus, in re- Tarsius (tar'si-us), n. [NL. (Store, ,1780), < tar- tarsotomy (tar-sot'o-mi), n. [< NL. tars**, a 
lation with the heads of the metatarsal bones. SH/II q. v .] The only genus of Tarsiiilee, contain- cartilage of the eyelids, + Gr. 
They are typically nve in number, but are normally or 
usually reduced to four, as in man. Sec tarsus (with cut), 
and cuts under Ichthyoiauria, Plesiosaurus, and foot. 
tarse 1 ! (tars), H. [ME., also tars; also called 
cloth of Tars and Tartarium; prob. supposed to 
be of Tatar origin : see tartarinc?, Tartar*, Ta- 
tar.] A rich silken stuff . Compare tartariiufi. 
His cote-armure was of doth of Tars. 
Chaucer, Knight's Tale,l. 1302. 
As gladde of a goune of a graye russet 
As of a tunicle of Tarse, or of trye [choice] scarlet. 
Piers Plounnan (B), xv. 16a. 
tarse 2 (tars), n. [< NL. tarsus.] The tarsus, 
tarsectomy (tar-sek'to-mi), . [< NL. tarsus, 
q. v., + Gr. cKTOttr/, a cutting out.] Excision of 
more or 'ess of the tarsus. Lancet, No. 3522, 
p. 491. 
tarselt, * Same as tercel. 
tarsi, it. Plural of tarsus. 
tarsia (tiir'si-a), n. [< It. tarsia, inlaid work, < 
Gr. rapa6f, a frame of wickerwork.] A kind of 
mosaic woodwork formed by inlaying wooden 
panels with woods of various colors and shades, 
natural or artificial, so as to form architectural 
scenes, landscapes, fruits or flowers, etc. 
tarsiatura (tar"si-a-to"ra), . [It., < tarsia: see 
tarsia.] Same as tarsia. 
tarsier (tar'si-er), . [< F. tarsier, < NL. Tar- 
sius: see Tarsius.] The malmag, an animal of 
the genus Tarsius : so called from the singular ing the malmag, specter, or tarsier, f. spectrum 
Spectral Tarsier (Tarsius spectrum). 
structure of the foot. Two of the proximal tarsals, 
the calcaneum and the scaphoid, are lengthened into 
Also called Macrotarsus, Ceplialopachtts, Hi/psi- 
ccbus, and Spectrum. 
slender rods simulating metatarsals, and bearing the true tarsometatarsal (tar-SO-met-a-tar'sal), a. and 
heel far above an apparent heel at the bases of the toes. ^ tarsus + metatarsus ( <if."tarso'ieta ttir.m.-- ) 
-al.] I. a. 1. Pertaining to the tarsus and 
The tarsus is thus about as long as all the rest of the foot, 
and much longer than the metatarsus. The condition of 
the parts is unique among mammals, though approached 
in some of the galagos (of the genus Oiolicnus). The 
tarsier is a small nocturnal lemur of slender form, with 
long hind legs, very long slender tail tufted at the end, 
fingers and toes padded at the ends like a tree-frog's, and 
very large eyes. It is arboreal and insectivorous, and in- 
habits Borneo, Celebes, Sumatra, and some other islands. 
It is not distantly related to the aye-aye. See cut under 
Tarsius. 
Tarsiidae (tiir-si'i-de), n. pi. [NL., < Tarsius + 
n. 
the metafarsus. 2. Resulting from combina- 
tion of tarsal and metatarsal tones, as a single 
compound bone; having parts of the tarsus 
combined with itself, as a metatarsus; of or 
pertaining to the tarsometatarsus. See cuts 
under metatarsus and tarsometatarsus. 
II. n. The tarsometatarsal bone, or tarso- 
metatarsus. 
-M[.] A family of lemuroid mammals, rep- tarsometatarse (tar-so-met'a-tars), n. [< NL. 
resented by the genus Tarsius; the tarsiers, or tarsometxttarsiis.] The tarsometatarsus. 
spectral lemurs. They have teeth of three kinds; tarsometatarsus (tar-so-met-a-tar sus), .; pi. 
permanent canines; four small simple incisors; pectoral tarsomctatarsi (-si). [NL., < tarsus + meta- 
ropa, a cutting, 
< rtuvitv, Ta/teiv, cut.] In surg., the section or 
removal of the tarsal cartilages. Dunglison. 
tarsus (tar'sus), 11. ; pi. tarsi (-si). [= F. tarse, 
< NL. tarsus, < Gr. ropooc, any broad flat sur- 
face, as for warming or drying things upon 
(rapadf ;ro<!o, the flat of the foot), < Tipatoflai, 
dry, dry up: see terra, tJiirst.] 1. In sool. 
and anat., the proximal segment of the pes 
or foot, corresponding to the carpus of the 
manus or hand; the collection of bones be- 
tween the tibia and the metatarsus, entering 
into the construction of the ankle-joint, and 
into that part of the foot known in man as the 
instep. It consists in man of seven bones : the astraga- 
lus or hncklebone, alone supporting the leg ; the calca- 
neum, os calcis, or heel-bone ; the scaphoid or navicular 
bone ; the cuboid, supporting the two outer metatarsals ; 
:md three cuneiform bones, supporting the other three 
metatarsals. The tarsal bones tend to arrange themselves 
in two rows, called the proximal and distal rows ; in man 
the first three just named belong to the proximal row. 
A generalized tarsus, as found in some reptiles, consists 
of nine tarsal bones : an outer proximal, the flbulare ; an 
inner proximal, the tibiale ; one 
between these, the intermedium ; 
a central one, the centiale ; with 
nve in a distal row, one for each 
metatarsal, called tarsalia, and 
distinguished as tarsale I-V 
from inner to outer side. Vari- 
ous suppressions, confluences 
with one another or with other 
bones, or additions to the num- 
ber occur, destroying the sym- 
metry of the typical tarsus; but 
seven is the normal mammalian 
number, as in man. where the 
astragalus is supposed to = the 
tibiale i intermedium ; the cal- 
caneum = flbulare ; the scaphoid 
= centrale ; the cuboid = tarsalia 
IV + V; the three cuneiforms = 
tarsalia I, II, III. In all Mam- 
malia the ankle-joint is between 
the tarsus and the tibia, or tibio- 
tarsal: in all vertebrates below 
Mammalia which have a tarsus 
the ankle-joint is among the tar- 
sal bones, between the proximal 
and distal rows, and therefore 
mcdiotarsul. Ilinls offer the most 
exceptional case, there being 
apparently no tarsus, or tarsal 
bones, in the adult. This appa- 
Right Tarsus of an Am- 
phibian (Salawanctra], 
showing nearly symmetri- 
cal disposition of the tarsal 
Iwnes. T, tibia : F, fibula ; 
/, tibiale ; /, fihulare ; i, in- 
termedium ; c, centrale : 
these are tarsal bones of 
the proximal series ; 1-5, 
the five tarsalia. or distal 
tarsals, known as tarsale i, 
tarsale B. etc.; I-V, the 
corresponding five digits or 
phalanges. 
