canilla

Definitions of canilla
  1. noun
    a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound
    synonyms: bobina, bolillo, broca, canutillo, carrete, devanadera, devanador, huso, majadero
  2. noun
    an opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain
    synonyms: bebedero, canal, canalón, caño, chorrera, pico, pitorro, pitón, surtidor
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    gárgola
    a spout that terminates in a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal
    type of:
    abertura, claro
    a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made
  3. noun
    in limbs of vertebrate animals: a long cylindrical bone that contains marrow
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    epífisis
    the end of a long bone; initially separated from the main bone by a layer of cartilage that eventually ossifies so the parts become fused
    hueso del brazo
    a bone in the arm
    hueso de la pierna
    a bone of the leg
    fémur
    the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee
    húmero
    bone extending from the shoulder to the elbow
    radio
    the outer and slightly shorter of the two bones of the human forearm
    cúbito
    the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm
    peroné
    the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle
    tibia
    the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle
    type of:
    hueso
    rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
  4. noun
    the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
    synonyms: caña, espinilla
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    parte del cuerpo
    any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
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