腿たい節せつ

noun

femur (of an insect)

Entomological term for the third segment of an insect leg, between the trochanter and tibia.

• 昆こん虫ちゅうの腿たい節せつは、転てん節せつと脛けい節せつの間あいだにある。

  The femur of an insect is located between the trochanter and the tibia.