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Meaning of trochanter | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  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.

Equivalents

Español trocánter
Suomi sarvennoinen
Français trochanter
Latina trochanter
Polski krętarz
Português trocanter
Українська вертел вертлю́г

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

trochanteriid trochantine Troche trocheameter Trochee trochelminth

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