Difference between revisions of "trochanter"

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|etymology=Greek <i>trochanter</i>, runner
 
|etymology=Greek <i>trochanter</i>, runner
|definition=([[Arthropoda]]) A segment or segments of an insect or acarine leg that articulate basally with the coxa and distally with the femur; a pivot or rocking joint; the first cheliceral segment.
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|definition=([[Arthropoda]]) A [[segment]] or segments of an insect or acarine leg that [[articulate]] basally with the [[coxa]] and distally with the [[femur]]; a pivot or rocking [[joint]]; the first cheliceral [[segment]].
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Latest revision as of 23:42, 13 September 2013

trochanter (noun; Greek trochanter, runner): (Arthropoda) A segment or segments of an insect or acarine leg that articulate basally with the coxa and distally with the femur; a pivot or rocking joint; the first cheliceral segment.