thighbone

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thighbone

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From late Middle English. Equivalent to thigh + bone.

noun thighbones

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

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noun femur

Españolfémur
한국어넓적다리뼈 neopjeokdarippyeo, 대퇴골 daetoegol
日本語大腿骨 daitaikotsu
中文股骨 gǔgǔ
Françaisfémur
DeutschOberschenkelknochen, Femur
Italianofemore
Ελληνικάμηριαίο οστό miriaío ostó
Românăfemur
Русскийбе́дренная кость bédrennaja kostʹ
Tiếng Việtxương đùi
العربيةعَظْم اَلْفَخِذ ʕaẓm al-faḵiḏ
עבריתקוּלִית qúlit

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"thighbone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/thighbone. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"thighbone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/thighbone.

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@misc{thighbone_2026,
  title = {thighbone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thighbone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}