n. (pl. fibulae or fibulas)
1. Anat. the smaller and outer of the two bones between the knee and the ankle in terrestrial vertebrates.
2 Antiq. a brooch or clasp.
Derivatives:
fibular adj.
Etymology: L, perh. rel. to figere fix
n. (pl. fibulae or fibulas)
1. Anat. the smaller and outer of the two bones between the knee and the ankle in terrestrial vertebrates.
2 Antiq. a brooch or clasp.
Derivatives:
fibular adj.
Etymology: L, perh. rel. to figere fix
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012