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tibia, tibiae, tibial
tibia, tibiae, tibial
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
No Taxon
(Glossary)
No Taxon
(T)
No Taxon
tibia, tibiae, tibial
Explanation of Names
From Latin
tibia
, shin
(
1
)
.
Identification
tibia
noun, plural
tibiae
, adjective
tibial
- the shank, or fourth joint of the insect leg. Moving outward from the body it comes after the
femur
and before the
tarsus
. See diagram of insect and spider
legs
above.
See Also
leg
coxa
trochanter
femur
tibia
tarsus
Print References
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1
)
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2
)
Internet References
Arthropod leg
Works Cited
1.
A Dictionary of Entomology
George Gordh, David H. Headrick. 2003. CABI Publishing.
2.
Jardine's Dictionary of Entomology
Contributed by
Cotinis
on 15 May, 2007 - 8:42pm
Additional contributions by
Tony-2
,
Chuck Entz
,
v belov
Last updated 15 November, 2011 - 9:36am