Examples of “tarsus” in a Sentence

noun The group of small bones forming the ankle and upper foot in humans and other vertebrates.

• A sprained ankle often involves ligaments around the tarsus.
• The tarsus connects the leg bones to the bones of the foot.

noun In insects and other arthropods, the last, foot-like segment of a leg.

• The beetle's tarsus ends in tiny claws that help it grip surfaces.