tibia

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tibia (noun; plural -iae; Latin tibia, shin): 1. (Arthropoda: Chelicerata) The fifth segment of a spider leg, between the patella and metatarsus.

2. (Arthropoda: Insecta) The fourth segment of the leg, between the femur and tarsus.