| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  th |
| NOUN: | 1a. The portion of the human leg between the hip and the knee. b. The corresponding part of the hind leg of a quadruped or other vertebrate animal. 2. The second segment of a bird's leg, containing the tibia and fibula. 3. The femur of an insect's leg. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Old English th oh. See teu - in Appendix I.
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