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leg vs brachium

brachium vs leg

leg and brachium both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
leg Yes No No No
brachium Yes No No No
As nouns, brachium is a hyponym of leg; that is, brachium is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than leg:
  • leg: a part of a forked or branching shape
  • brachium: (biology) a branching or armlike part of an animal
Other hyponyms of leg include bifurcation, crotch, fork.
leg (noun) brachium (noun)
a section or portion of a journey or course (biology) a branching or armlike part of an animal
(nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack
a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg
one of the supports for a piece of furniture
a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion
the limb of an animal used for food
a part of a forked or branching shape
Difference between leg and brachium

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