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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tib•i•a /ˈtɪbiə/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. tib•i•ae /ˈtɪbiˌi/USA pronunciation tib•i•as. - Anatomythe inner of the two bones of the leg, from the knee to the ankle;
shinbone.
tib•i•al, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tib•i•a (tib′ē ə),USA pronunciation n., pl. tib•i•ae (tib′ē ē′),USA pronunciation tib•i•as. - Anatomythe inner of the two bones of the leg, that extend from the knee to the ankle and articulate with the femur and the talus;
shinbone. See diag. under skeleton. - Zoology
- a corresponding bone in a horse or other hoofed quadruped, extending from the stifle to the hock.
- (in insects) the fourth segment of the leg, between the femur and tarsus. See diag. under coxa.
- Latin tībia literally, reed pipe
- 1685–95
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