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trochantine

trochantine noun: the joint of the leg of an insect linking the coxa and trochanter.

Noun

trochantine (plural trochantines)

  1. (archaic) The joint of the leg of an insect linking the coxa and trochanter

Forms of trochantine

pluraltrochantines

Origin of trochantine

From trochant(er) + -ine.

Questions about trochantine

What does trochantine mean?
Trochantine means the joint of the leg of an insect linking the coxa and trochanter.
What part of speech is trochantine?
Trochantine is a noun.
What is the plural of trochantine?
The plural of trochantine is trochantines.

Words near trochantine in the dictionary

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

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