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Thigh   (thī), n. [OE. thi, &thorn;ih, &thorn;eh, AS. &thorn;eóh; akin to
OFries. thiach, D. dij, dije, OHG.
dioh, thioh, Icel. &thorn;jō thigh, rump, and probably to Lith. taukas fat of animals, tukti to become fat, Russ. tuke fat of animals. √56.]
 1.
(Anat.) The proximal segment of the hind limb between the knee and
the trunk. See Femur.
2. (Zoöl.) The coxa, or femur, of an insect.
 Thigh
bone (Anat.), the
femur.

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