antitrochanter

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noun

An articular surface on the ilium of birds against which the great trochanter of the femur plays

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Meanings

nounantitrochanter (plural antitrochanters)

plural antitrochanters

  1. anatomyAn articular surface on the ilium of birds against which the great trochanter of the femur plays

Origin

From anti- + trochanter.

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APA

antitrochanter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antitrochanter

MLA

“antitrochanter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antitrochanter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antitrochanter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antitrochanter.

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