1. n. (pl. tali) Anat. the ankle-bone supporting the tibia. Also called ASTRAGALUS.
Etymology: L, ankle, heel 2. 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.