tarsus

…the characteristic short, thick tarsometatarsus—or tarsus, as the entire region is called—and the zygodactylous long, strong toes that enable parrots to climb and manipulate objects so ably. The entire foot is encased in tough skin covered with small scales.

…a fibrous plate, called a tarsus, that gives it structure and shape; muscles, which move the eyelids; and meibomian (or tarsal) glands, which secrete lubricating fluids. The lids are covered with skin, lined with mucous membrane, and bordered with a fringe of hairs, the eyelashes. The lids move through the…

…this segment makes with the tarsus (the last segment, or foot), and consists of a number of slits—about 10 in the common house spider—that partially encircle the leg. Each slit contains a fluid chamber the inner wall of which is pierced by a tubule through which a thin filament runs…

… in the forelimb and the tarsus, metatarsus, and phalanges in the hind limb. A typical limb has five digits (fingers or toes), which contain the phalanges.