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fibula
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun fibula has 1 sense
- fibula(n = noun.body) calf bone - the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle; Array is a part of leg
is a kind of leg bone
CIDE DICTIONARY
fibula, n. [L., clasp, buckle.].
- A brooch, clasp, or buckle. [1913 Webster]"Mere fibulæ, without a robe to clasp." [1913 Webster]
- The outer and usually the smaller of the two bones of the leg, or hind limb, below the knee. [1913 Webster]
- A needle for sewing up wounds. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
fibula, 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.
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.
Derivative
fibular adj.
Etymology
L, perh. rel. to figere fix
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