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leg bone vs femur

femur vs leg bone

leg bone and femur both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
leg bone Yes No No No
femur Yes No No No
As nouns, femur is a hyponym of leg bone; that is, femur is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than leg bone:
  • leg bone: a bone of the leg
  • femur: the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee
Other hyponyms of leg bone include femoris, thighbone, calf bone, fibula, shin, shin bone, shinbone, tibia.
leg bone (noun) femur (noun)
a bone of the leg the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee
Difference between leg bone and femur

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