astragalus

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/æˈstræɡələs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(a strag′ə ləs)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
as•trag•a•lus  (a strag′ə ləs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -li (-lī′).USA pronunciation [Zool.]
  1. Zoology(in higher vertebrates) one of the proximal bones of the tarsus;
    talus.
  • Neo-Latin; see astragal
  • 1535–45
as•trag′a•lar, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
astragalus /æˈstræɡələs/ n ( pl -li /-ˌlaɪ/)
  1. another name for talus1
Etymology: 16th Century: via New Latin from Latin: astragal
'astragalus' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
astragal - locoweed - tragacanth - ground plum - milk vetch

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