talus
1. the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint • Syn: anklebone, astragal, astragalus • Derivationally related forms: astragalar (for: astragalus), astragalar (for: astragal) • Hypernyms: bone, os • Part Holonyms: ankle, ankle joint, mortise joint, articulatio talocruralis 2. a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff • Syn: scree • Hypernyms: geological formation, formation
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