fibula
Syllabification: (fib·u·la)
Pronunciation: /ˈfibyələ/
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Definition of fibula
noun ( plural fibulae /-ˌlē, -ˌlī/ or fibulas)
Derivatives
Origin:
late 16th century: from Latin, 'brooch', perhaps related to figere 'to fix'. The bone is so named because the shape it makes with the tibia resembles a clasp, the fibula being the tongue