tibia
Pronunciation: /ˈtɪbiə/
The English word “tibia” has 4 meanings listed here.
noun
- The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee, the shinbone.
- The second segment from the end of an insect's leg, between the femur and tarsus.
- The third segment from the end of an arachnid's leg, between the patella and metatarsus.
- A musical instrument of the flute kind, originally made of the leg bone of an animal.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin tībia (“shin bone, leg”).
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