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Trochantine

Tro-chan′tine

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Noun.
(Zool.)
The second joint of the leg of an insect, – often united with the coxa.

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trochantine

trochantine

English

Noun

trochantine (plural trochantines)

  1. (zoology) The second joint of the leg of an insect, often united with the coxa.