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  1. 1. n. That part of the hind limb between the femur, or thigh, and the ankle, or tarsus; the shank. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. Often applied, especially in the plural, to parts which are supposed to resemble a pair of legs; as, the crura of the diaphragm, a pair of muscles attached to it; crura cerebri, two bundles of nerve fibers in the base of the brain, connecting the medulla and the forebrain. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. the leg from the knee to foot Source: wordnet
  4. 4. (a) That part of the hind limb between the femur, or thigh, and the ankle, or tarsus; the shank. (b) Often applied, especially in the plural, to parts which are supposed to resemble a pair of legs; as, the crura of the diaphragm, a pair of muscles attached to it; crura cerebri, two bundles of nerve fibers in the base of the brain, connecting the medulla and the forebrain. Source: webster
  5. 5. n:100 n. the leg from the knee to foot Source: ecdict

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