FIBULA


Meaning of FIBULA in English

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.