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trochanter

Insect Leg Legs of hymenoptera Anatomy of a Spider Spider Anatomy for glossary Trochanter - Oodes fluvialis
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
No Taxon (Glossary)
No Taxon (T)
No Taxon trochanter
Explanation of Names
From Greek trochanter, runner (1).
Identification
trochanter noun - the second, and typically smallest, joint of the insect leg. Moving outward from the body it comes after the coxa and before the femur. See the diagram of insect and spider legs above.
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See Also
leg
coxa
trochanter
femur
tibia
tarsus
Print References
Gordh, A Dictionary of Entomology, p. 945 (1)
Internet References
Jardine's Dictionary of Entomology
Wikipedia: Arthropod leg
Works Cited
1.A Dictionary of Entomology
George Gordh, David H. Headrick. 2003. CABI Publishing.
Contributed by Cotinis on 15 May, 2007 - 8:45pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Chuck Entz, JohnMaxwell22
Last updated 19 March, 2010 - 5:56pm

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