thighbone
thighbone noun: the bone that extends from the pelvis to the knee in humans; the femur.
Noun
thighbone (plural thighbones)
thighbone meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Telugu and Malayalam
thighbone in Tamil
- femur
- தொடையெலும்பு toṭaiyelumpu
thighbone in Bengali
- femur
- ঊর্বস্থি urbosthi
thighbone in Telugu
- femur
- తొడ ఎముక toḍa emuka
thighbone in Malayalam
- femur
- തുടയെല്ല് tuṭayellŭ
More languagesFewer languages
- thighbone in Tagalog
- butong-hita
- thighbone in Arabic
- عَظْم اَلْفَخِذ ʕaẓm al-faḵiḏ
- thighbone in Malay
- tulang paha, femur
- thighbone in Indonesian
- tulang paha, femur
- thighbone in Thai
- กระดูกต้นขา grà-dùuk-dtôn-kǎa
- thighbone in Vietnamese
- xương đùi
- Dhivehi
- މާކަޅުވާ ކަށިގަނޑު mākaḷuvā kaṣigaⁿḍu
Forms of thighbone
| plural | thighbones |
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Origin of thighbone
From late Middle English. Equivalent to thigh + bone.
Questions about thighbone
- What does thighbone mean?
- Thighbone means the bone that extends from the pelvis to the knee in humans; the femur.
- What is thighbone in Tamil?
- Thighbone in Tamil is தொடையெலும்பு (toṭaiyelumpu). See Thighbone meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is thighbone?
- Thighbone is a noun.
- What is the plural of thighbone?
- The plural of thighbone is thighbones.
Words near thighbone in the dictionary
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