Meaning

1 senses
  1. The bone that extends from the pelvis to the knee in humans; the femur.

    Oberschenkelknochen, Femur

    бе́дренная костьbédrennaja kostʹ

    the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee

Translations

8 languages
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Deutsch
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Origin

From late Middle English. Equivalent to thigh + bone.

From late Middle English. Equivalent to thigh + bone.

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Forms

plural: thighbones
Singularthighbone
Pluralthighbones

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee:femurfemoris

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
thighbone — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto