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Femur

//ˈfiːmə(ɹ)// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A thighbone.
  2. 2
    the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee wordnet
  3. 3
    The middle segment of the leg of an insect, between the trochanter and the tibia.
  4. 4
    A segment of the leg of an arachnid.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin femur (“thigh”).

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