scelides

scelides
‖ scelides, n. pl.
(ˈsɛlɪdiːz)
[mod.L., pl. of *scelid-, scelis, f. Gr. σκέλος leg.
The formation was perh. suggested by Gr. περισκελίς leg-band. The Gr. σκελίς rib of beef is a later form for σχελίς.]
The posterior or pelvic extremities of mammals.
in Brande Dict. Sci., etc. And in later Dicts.

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