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cnemial

cnemial adjective: relating to, or located at, the shinbone, or tibia.

Adjective

cnemial (not comparable)

  1. Relating to, or located at, the shinbone, or tibia.
    • Some birds and reptiles, like dinosaurs, have a cnemial crest.
    • cnemial ridge

Origin of cnemial

From Ancient Greek κνημίς (knēmís, “the lower part of the leg, greaves”). By surface analysis, cnem- + -i- + -al.

Questions about cnemial

What does cnemial mean?
Cnemial means relating to, or located at, the shinbone, or tibia.
What part of speech is cnemial?
Cnemial is an adjective.

Words near cnemial in the dictionary

  1. CNEE
  2. CNEEs
  3. cnem-
  4. cneme
  5. cnemes
  6. cnemial
  7. cnemid
  8. cnemid-
  9. cnemides
  10. cnemido-
  11. cnemids

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