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noun
tro·chan·tin
variants
or less commonly trochantine
trōˈkantə̇n
plural -s
1
: the proximal of the two segments into which the trochanter of the leg of an insect may be divided and which is often united with the coxa
trochantinal
adjective
-tənᵊl
trochantinian
adjective
¦trōkən‧¦tinēən
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