tarsus

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This force relies on the parasite’s highly adapted feet, called tarsi, which are equipped with toothed claws.

From Scientific American

The daily health checks involve measurements of the birds' weight, wing length, head-bill and part of the foot called the tarsus.

From BBC

Additionally, they were smaller and had a slower-growing lower leg bone called the tarsus.

From Scientific American

“Furthermore, each leg of mine has seven sections—the coxa, the trochanter, the femur, the patella, the tibia, the metatarsus, and the tarsus.”

From Literature

In addition, it hosts the smallest primate in the world, the tarsus tarsier, which fits in the palm of your hand.

From The Guardian