tibiae
noun
Meaning
- 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- A musical instrument of the flute kind, originally made of the leg bone of an animal.
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