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talus1 definition

ta·lus (ləs)

noun pl. taluses -·luses or tali -·li′ (-lī′)

  1. the bone of the ankle that joins with the ends of the fibula, tibia, and calcaneus to form the ankle joint; anklebone
  2. the entire ankle

Etymology: ModL < L, ankle

talus2 definition

ta·lus (ləs)

noun

  1. a slope
  2. Geol.
    1. a pile of rock debris at the foot of a cliff
    2. a mantle of rock fragments on a slope below a rock face

Etymology: Fr < OFr talu < L talutium, surface indications of the presence of subterranean gold, prob. of Iberian orig.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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