interfemoraladj.
/ɪntəˈfɛmərəl/ Anatomy.
Extending between the femora or thighs (chiefly of the membrane between the thighs of a bat).
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1828 J. Stark Elements Nat. Hist. I. 69 Tail slender, half enveloped in the interfemoral membrane.
1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 598/2 A tail for the support and extension of the interfemoral membrane is found in the insectivorous Bats.
1875 C. C. Blake Zoology 54 The tail and the web-skin connecting the hind-legs, and called the ‘interfemoral’ web.
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