femora
- plural of femur.
Example Sentences
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Long bones such as ribs or femora are typically used, but they are not always preserved.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 9, 2025
"Upon opening the grave, the skull and femora were found in a 'skull and crossbones' orientation on top of the ribs and vertabrae, which were also found in disarray," the study's authors wrote.
From Fox News ● Aug. 5, 2019
Sometimes the lower part of the hind leg, called the femora, is enlarged too.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 20, 2013
Ferruginous, entirely smooth and shining; the thorax, legs, and abdomen more or less obscure, the femora being usually rufo-piceous; the mandibles striated with their margins black.
From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various
It also enclosed two perfect male skeletons, the tops of the femora of another, and a bone of some animal.
From An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 by Cusack, Mary Frances
