Anat. and Zool. [a. F. trochantin, f. trochanter (see above).] a. The lesser trochanter: see TROCHANTER 1. rare–0. b. Entom. The proximal joint of the trochanter (TROCHANTER 2) when two-jointed. Hence Trochantinian a. [F. trochantinien], pertaining to the trochantin.
[1857. Dunglison, Med. Lex., s.v. Trochanter, Chaussier, by the word trochanter, means the larger process; the smaller he calls trochantin.] Ibid., Trochantinian.
1898. Packard, Text-bk. Entomol., 95. The coxa usually has a posterior subdivision or projection, the trochantine; sometimes, as in Mantispa, the trochantine is obsolete.
