Thigh (thī), n. [OE. thi,
þih, þeh, AS. þeóh; akin to
OFries. thiach, D. dij, dije, OHG. dioh,
thioh, Icel. þjō thigh, rump, and probably to
Lith. taukas fat of animals, tukti to become fat, Russ.
tuke fat of animals. √56.] 1. (Anat.)
The proximal segment of the hind limb between the knee and the trunk.
See Femur.
2. (Zoöl.) The coxa, or femur, of an
insect.
Thigh bone (Anat.), the femur.
Thigh (thī), n. [OE. thi,
þih, þeh, AS. þeóh; akin to
OFries. thiach, D. dij, dije, OHG. dioh,
thioh, Icel. þjō thigh, rump, and probably to
Lith. taukas fat of animals, tukti to become fat, Russ.
tuke fat of animals. √56.] 1. (Anat.)
The proximal segment of the hind limb between the knee and the trunk.
See Femur.
2. (Zoöl.) The coxa, or femur, of an
insect.
Thigh bone (Anat.), the femur.
