tibias

Variant of tibia

noun pl. tibiae or tibias

  1. the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and the ankle; shinbone
  2. a corresponding bone in the leg of other vertebrates
  3. the fourth segment (from the base) of an insect's leg
  4. an ancient flute, orig. made from an animal's tibia

Origin: L < ?

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