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trochanters

trochanters is the plural of trochanter.

Meaning of trochanter

Noun

trochanter (plural trochanters)

  1. In vertebrates with legs, the end of the femur near the hip joint, not including the head or neck.
  2. In some arthropods, the second segment of the leg, between the coxa and the femur.

Phrases with trochanters

Questions about trochanters

What is trochanters the plural of?
Trochanters is the plural of trochanter.

Words near trochanters in the dictionary

  1. trochanterian
  2. trochanteric
  3. trochanteriid
  4. trochanteriids
  5. trochanterofemoral
  6. trochanters
  7. trochantinal
  8. trochantine
  9. trochantines
  10. trochantinian
  11. trochar

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