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fémur — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • femur noun The thighbone — the long bone running from the hip to the knee.
  • thighbone noun The bone that extends from the pelvis to the knee in humans; the femur.

Senses

fémur is used for these senses in English:

  • femur (entomology) The middle segment of the leg of an insect, between the trochanter and the tibia.
  • thighbone (skeleton) The bone that extends from the pelvis to the knee in humans; the femur.

femur — full definition

  1. noun The thighbone — the long bone running from the hip to the knee.
  2. noun In insects, the segment of a leg between the trochanter and the tibia.