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femur

fe·mur [ fmər ] (plural fe·murs or fem·o·ra [ fémmərə ])


noun 
Definition:
 
1. anatomy main bone in human thigh: the main bone in the human thigh, the strongest bone in the body

2. zoology large bone in vertebrate leg: a bone equivalent to the human thighbone in other vertebrates

3. insects insect leg part: the third and largest segment of an insect's leg, between the trochanter and the tibia

[Mid-16th century. < Latin, "thigh"]
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