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 Definitions of Crus  [ˈkrʊər ə]  

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Definition of 'Crus' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) crus
the part of a leg or hind limb between the knee and the ankle; shank.

2.  crus
any leglike part or process.

Etymology:  (1680–90; < L: leg, shank)

Definition of 'Crus' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) crus
the leg from the knee to foot


Definition of 'Crus' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Crus
that part of the hind limb between the femur, or thigh, and the ankle, or tarsus; the shank

2. (noun) Crus
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



'Crus' - Nearby Entries  

crus  crush out  crushing  crushingly  crustacea  crustacean  crustaceous  



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