Category:Tibia

Tib"i*a, n.; pl. Tibiæ. Etym: [l.]

1. (anat.)

Defn: the inner, or preaxial, and usually the larger, of the two Bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee.

2. (zoöl.)

Defn: the fourth joint of the leg of an insect. See illust. under Coleoptera, and under hexapoda.

3. (antiq.)

Defn: a musical instrument of the flute kind, originally made of the Leg bone of an animal.