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| fe·mur [ fmər ] (plural fe·murs or fem·o·ra [ fémmərə ]) |
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1. anatomy main bone in human thigh: the main bone in the human thigh, the strongest bone in the body
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2. zoology large bone in vertebrate leg: a bone equivalent to the human thighbone in other vertebrates
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3. insects insect leg part: the third and largest segment of an insect's leg, between the trochanter and the tibia
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| [Mid-16th century. < Latin, "thigh"] |
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