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TIBIAE
TIBIA
tibia, shinbone, shin bone, shin
(noun) the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
tibiae
plural of tibia
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• Taibei
Source: Wiktionary
TIBIA
Tib"i*a, n.; pl. Tibiæ. Etym: [L.]
1. (Anat.)
Definition: The inner, or preaxial, and usually the larger, of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The fourth joint of the leg of an insect. See Illust. under Coleoptera, and under Hexapoda.
3. (Antiq.)
Definition: A musical instrument of the flute kind, originally made of the leg bone of an animal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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