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femur

noun

  1. Part of arthropod leg
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈfiːmə(ɹ)/

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin femur (“thigh”).

  1. A thighbone.
  2. The middle segment of the leg of an insect, between the trochanter and the tibia.
  3. A segment of the leg of an arachnid.
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