In vertebrates with legs, the end of the femur near the hip joint, not including the head or neck
{i} bulge on the thighbone serving as a place of attachment for muscles (Anatomy, Zoology); second leg segment between the femur and coxa in insects (Entomology)
The third joint of the leg of an insect, or the second when the trochantine is united with the coxa
One of two processes near the head of the femur, the outer being called the great trochanter, and the inner the small trochanter
one of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached
(Tro-can-ter): the short, 2nd segment of the insect leg, between the coxa (first segment) and femur