kuitbeen

Definitions of kuitbeen
  1. noun
    a rudimentary metacarpal or metatarsal bone on either side of the cannon bone in the leg of a horse or related animal
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    type of:
    been, beenweefsel, bot, botje, knekel, knok, knook, schonk
    rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
  2. noun
    the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle
    synonyms: doekspeld, fibula
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