ˈfēmə(r) noun
( plural femurs -ə(r)z ; or fem·o·ra ˈfemərə)
Etymology: Latin
1. : one of the three flat narrow spaces separating the grooves of a triglyph : shank
2.
a. : the proximal bone of the hind or lower limb that is in man the longest and largest bone, extending from the hip to the knee, articulating above with the acetabulum by a rounded head connected with the shaft of the bone by an oblique neck that bears a pair of trochanters for the attachment of muscles, and articulating with the tibia below by a pair of condyles — called also thighbone
b. : thigh
3.
[New Latin, from Latin]
a. : the segment of an insect's leg that is third from the body, is often enlarged, and constitutes the principle horizontal element
b. : meropodite