(tär′səs) noun plural ·si (-sī)
1. Anat. a The ankle, or, in man, the group of seven bones of which it is composed. b A plate of connective tissue in the eyelid.
2. Zool. a The shank of a bird's leg. b The distal part of the leg of certain arthropods. [<NL <Gk. tarsos flat of the foot, any flat surface]

(tär′səs)
1. A port near the NE Mediterranean in southern Turkey in Asia: anciently, the capital of Cilicia, and the birthplace of St. Paul.
2. A river in southern Turkey, flowing 95 miles south from the Taurus mountains to the Mediterranean below Tarsus: ancient Cydnus.