femur
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femur
- /ˈfiːmə(ɹ)/ UK
- /ˈfimɚ/ Canada, US
- /ˈfiːmə(ɹ)/ Australia, New Zealand
Rhymes with -iːmə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin femur (“thigh”).
noun femurs · femora
- A thighbone.
- The middle segment of the leg of an insect, between the trochanter and the tibia.
- A segment of the leg of an arachnid.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: thighbone, femoris, femoral, rubrum, thigh bone, stylopod, stylopodium, fem., calf bone, fibula, calfbone, feme, femalia, fibularis, fingerbone, footbone
Translations
Talk about this word "femur." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/femur. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. femur. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/femur "femur." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/femur.Cite this
@misc{femur_2026,
title = {femur},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/femur},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
