The single bone in the thigh, which is the largest bone in the human body. Also known as the thighbone.

1560s, at first in English as an architectural term; 1799 as "thighbone;" from Latin femur "thigh, upper part of the thigh," which is of unknown origin.

The thigh bone. It is the longest bone in the human body.

part of the insect leg between trochanter and tibia. Read more on: Femur

Thighbone.

The long bone in the hind leg that articulates with the pelvic bone and the tibia and fibula.

part of insect leg between tibia and trochanter. ferruginous

(pl: femora; femurs) the thigh; the 3rd leg or pedipalp segment between the trochanter and the patella.  This is often the thickest segment. See also the entry for Legs & Leg Segments.

(n) the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee

The thigh bone.

Thigh bone.

Thighbone.

N thigh (human/animal); flat vertical band on triglyph; [~ bubulum => plant]

Large bone in upper leg; thigh bone (19thc)

Thigh bone. Extends from hip to stifle.

the third segment of the leg or pedipalp

The longest and largest bone of the skeleton, it is situated between the hip and the knee.

The longest and largest bone of the skeleton, it is situated between the hip and the knee.

Thigh bone. Extends from hip to stifle.

Long bone of the thigh or upper leg.

The large bone of the upper hind limb; also known as the thigh bone.

Subbasal segment of the leg

The large thigh bone that extends from the hip to the Stifle

The 3rd (counting out from the body) and often the largest segment of the insect leg. Filament

the thigh; usually the stoutest segment of the leg

the third segment of the insect leg, following coxa and trochanter

first (basal) large leg segment

The femur is the thigh bone in all vertebrates that have four limbs including elephants, lions and humans. Feral A feral animal is an animal that was brought up domestically but has then begun to liv [..]

The second proximal segment of the telopodite; the leg segment articulating with the trochanter and the tibia.

Leg

(plural femurs or femora)  T he third, and often the largest segment of the insect leg.

 the third segment of the insect leg. Often a large and elongate segment, sometimes with some ornamentation or identifying structures.

The most robust leg segment; the segment just proximal to the tibia.

the third leg segment, located between the trochanter and the tibia

counting from the body, the third and usually the heaviest segment of an insect's leg (Glossary of PM)

The section of a leg nearest the body. haustellum

Long, upper leg bone.

Thighbone.

thighbone.

Thighbone; longest bone in the body.

(anatomy) A thighbone. A segment of the leg of an insect or arachnid.