talus
noun pl. taluses or tali
- the bone of the ankle that joins with the ends of the fibula, tibia, and calcaneus to form the ankle joint; anklebone
- the entire ankle
noun
- a slope
- Geol.
- a pile of rock debris at the foot of a cliff
- a mantle of rock fragments on a slope below a rock face
See talus in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(tāˈləs)
noun pl. ta·li (-līˌ) - The bone of the ankle that articulates with the tibia and fibula to form the ankle joint. Also called anklebone, astragalus.
- The ankle.
(tāˈləs)
noun pl. ta·lus·es A sloping mass of rock debris at the base of a cliff.
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