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fibulæ

fibulæ is the plural of fibula.

Meaning of fibula

Noun

fibula (plural fibulae or fibulas or (obsolete) fibulæ)

  1. An ancient kind of brooch used to hold clothing together, similar in function to the modern safety pin.
    • Most of the fibulae have a triangular molding above the notch, which probably contained wound wire. The crossbar is decorated either with a flat knob or with a Persian merlon.1949, N. P. Toll, “Fibulae”, in Teresa G. Frisch, N. P. Toll, edited by M[ikhail] I[vanovich] Rostoftzeff, A. R. Bellinger, F. E. Brown, N. P. Toll, and C. B. Welles, The Excavations at Dura-Europos...
  2. The smaller of the two bones in the lower leg.
    Synonyms:
    calf bone

Questions about fibulæ

What is fibulæ the plural of?
Fibulæ is the plural of fibula.

Words near fibulæ in the dictionary

  1. fibulectomies
  2. fibulectomy
  3. fibulin
  4. fibulins
  5. fibulocalcaneal
  6. fibulæ
  7. fic
  8. FICA
  9. ficain
  10. ficaries
  11. Ficarra

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