Femur Definition

fēmər
femora, femurs
noun
femurs
The largest, longest, and heaviest bone in the body, extending from the hip to the knee; thighbone.
Webster's New World
A long leg segment in various animals, connecting the leg to the body.
Webster's New World
The thick, most muscular segment of the insect leg, situated between the trochanter and the tibia.
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Noun

Singular:
femur
Plural:
femora, femurs

Origin of Femur

  • From Latin femur, (genitive feminis (“thigh”)), from Proto-Indo-European *dhonu (“fir”). More at tan.

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin thigh

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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