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stinco m sing (pl.: stinchi)
- (biologia) (anatomia) (fisiologia) la tibia: la parte ossea della gamba dal ginocchio alla caviglia
- (zoologia) nei quadrupedi, la parte degli arti compresa tra il ginocchio e la nocca: corrisponde alle ossa del metacarpo e del metatarso rispettivamente nell’arto anteriore e posteriore
- (botanica) lentisco
- stìn | co
IPA: /stinko/
alterazione del regionale schinco, dal longobardo skinko; cfr. antico alto-tedesco skinco, skinca ‘coscia’ e tedesco moderno Schinken ‘prosciutto, istrione’.