eurycnemic

adjective

eu·​rycne·​mic

¦yu̇rə̇(k)¦nēmik,

-rē(-

of a shinbone

: dorsoventrally flattened with a platycnemic index of 70 or more

Word History

Etymology

eury- + -cnemic (as in platycnemic)

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