cnemial, a.
(ˈkniːmɪəl)
[f. Gr. κνήµ-η tibia + -ial.]
Relating to the tibia.
| 1871 Huxley Anat. Vert. vi. 295 The tibia [of birds] is a highly characteristic bone. Its proximal end is expanded and produced anteriorly into a great cnemial process. 1882 Syd. Soc. Lex., Cnemial crest, a bony prominence of the upper end of the tibia in many birds. |