n.
Pronunciation: ' fi-by ə -l ə
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -lae \ -l ē , -l ī \ or -las
Etymology: Latin, pin, clasp; akin to Latin figere to fasten
Date: 1578
1 : the outer and usually smaller of the two bones between the knee and ankle in the hind or lower limbs of vertebrates
2 : a clasp resembling a safety pin used especially by the ancient Greeks and Romans
– fib · u · lar \ -l ə r \ adjective
fibula 2