Meanings
noun
- medicineClubfoot; the condition of having a clubfoot.
He had read everything in the library which treated of talipes in its various forms.
1915, W. Somerset Maugham, chapter 84, in Of Human Bondage
Synonyms & antonyms
nouncongenital deformity of the foot usually marked by a curled shape or twisted position of the ankle and heel and toes
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Origin
- Latintalus“ankle”
- Englishtalipes
Modern Latin, from Latin talus (“ankle”) + pes (“foot”).
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APA
talipes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talipes
MLA
“talipes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talipes. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “talipes,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talipes.
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