noun🔗ShareIn vertebrates with legs, the end of the femur near the hip joint, not including the head or neck."The doctor pointed to the model skeleton and explained that the trochanter is a bony projection on the femur, near the hip. "anatomybodyorgananimalbiologymedicinescienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareIn some arthropods, the second segment of the leg, between the coxa and the femur."A diagram of a grasshopper leg showed the trochanter connecting the coxa to the femur, making it the second segment. "animalinsectbiologyanatomyorganismpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
