n. (pl. tali) Anat. the ankle-bone supporting the tibia. Also called ASTRAGALUS.
Etymology: L, = ankle, heel
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n. (pl. taluses)
1 the slope of a wall that tapers to the top or rests against a bank.
2 Geol. a sloping mass of fragments at the foot of a cliff.
Etymology: F: orig. unkn.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.