tibia

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: tib=i=a

CIDE DICTIONARY

tibia, n. [L.].

•  The inner, or preaxial, and usually the larger, of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee.  [1913 Webster]
•  The fourth joint of the leg of an insect. See Illust. under Coleoptera, and under Hexapoda.  [1913 Webster]
•  A musical instrument of the flute kind, originally made of the leg bone of an animal.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

tibia, n. (pl. tibiae)
1 Anat. the inner and usu. larger of two bones extending from the knee to the ankle.
2 the tibiotarsus of a bird.
3 the fourth segment of the leg in insects.

Derivative

tibial adj.

Etymology

L, = shin-bone