/
ˈtɪbɪə/
n.
(pl. tibiae
/-bɪiː/
or tibias)
Anatomy the inner and typically larger of the two bones between the knee and the ankle, parallel with the fibula.
▸Entomology the fourth segment of the leg of an insect, between the femur and the tarsus.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from L., ‘shin bone’.
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