tal|i|pes

tal|i|pes
tal|i|pes «TAL uh peez», noun.
1. any one of various foot defects, especially congenital ones, such as clubfoot, characterized by a twisting of the foot to the outside or the inside.
2. a clubfooted condition.
[< New Latin talipes, talipedis < Latin tālus ankle + pēs, pedis foot]

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