noun
Meaning 1
A thighbone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
femur
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Pronunciation
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/ˈfiːmə(ɹ)/
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noun
Meaning 2
The middle segment of the leg of an insect, between the trochanter and the tibia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A segment of the leg of an arachnid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: arachnology, biology, natural-sciences, zoology
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: thighbone, femoris
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: leg bone
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin femur (“thigh”).
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: fèmur — segment of insect’s leg
- Finnish: reisi — segment of insect’s leg
- German: Femur — segment of insect’s leg
- Hebrew: קוּלִית (qulít) — segment of insect’s leg
- Northern Kurdish: hestiyê ran — segment of insect’s leg
- Polish: udo — segment of insect’s leg
- Russian: бедро́ (bedró) — segment of insect’s leg
- Spanish: fémur — segment of insect’s leg
Real reading context