FIBULA


Meaning of FIBULA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfi-byə-lə ]

noun

( plural fib·u·lae -lē, -lī ; 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 -lər adjective

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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.