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trochantin Anat. and Zool.|trəʊˈkæntɪn| [a. F. trochantin, f. trochanter (see above).] a. The lesser trochanter: see trochanter 1. rare—0. b. Entom. The proximal joint of the trochanter (trochanter 2) when two-jointed. Hence trochanˈtinian a. [F. trochantinien], pertaining to the trochantin.
[1857Dunglison Med. Lex. s.v. Trochanter, Chaussier, by the word trochanter, means the larger process; the smaller he calls trochantin. ] Ibid., Trochantinian.1898Packard Text-bk. Entomol. 95 The coxa usually has a posterior subdivision or projection, the trochantine; sometimes, as in Mantispa, the trochantine is obsolete. |