[ trə'kantə ]
■ noun
1》 Anatomy any of a number of bony protuberances by which muscles are attached to the upper part of the thigh bone.
2》 Entomology the small second segment of the leg of an insect, between the coxa and the femur.
Origin
C17: from Fr., from Gk trokhantēr , from trekhein 'to run'.