tarsus

n.

踝；踝骨；眼睑软骨；跗骨

1. The tarsus bone in her ankle is shaped like our ancestors.
   她踝关节的踝骨形状像我们祖先的。
2. The avian tarsometatarsus distinguished from the tarsus and metatarsus of other quadruped by its unique characteristic of structure.
   鸟类的跗跖骨以其独特的结构特征与其他四足动物跗骨、跗骨相区别。

The tarsus of theropod dinosaurs
The Origin of Birds: Structure of the Tarsus and Teeth
Greater Food Availability Reduces Tarsus Asymmetry in Nestling Blue Tits
Notes on the origin and function of the artiodactyl tarsus
HERITABILITY AND SELECTION ON TARSUS LENGTH IN THE PIED FLYCATCHER (FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA).
The morphological and functional evolution of the tarsus in amphibians and reptiles
Origins, Evolution, and Function of the Tarsus in Late Cretaceous Eutheria and Paleocene Primates
The Tibia and Tarsus in Herrerasauridae (Dinosauria, Incertae Sedis) and the Origin and Evolution of the Dinosaurian Tarsus
8–Origins, Evolution, and Function of the Tarsus in Late Cretaceous Eutheria and Paleocene Primates
Frequency of Extra-Pair Paternity in Birds Estimated from Sex-Differential Heritability of Tarsus Length: Reply to Lifjeld and Slags...