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Femur (pl - femora) |
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1) The high bone of terrestrial vertebrates.
It articulates at one end with the pelvic girdle
at the hip joint and at the other (via two condyles)
with the tibia.
2) The third segment of an insect’s leg,
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Foliaceous |
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Leaf-like. |
Forewings |
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Both mantids and winged phasmids have two
sets of wings: the forewings and the hindwings.
The hindwings are almost always folded beneath
the forewings. |
Frass |
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The droppings, or faeces, of an insect. |
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