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coccyx

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɒksɪks/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkɑksɪks/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kok′siks)

Inflections of 'coccyx' (n): npl: coccyges

coc•cyx /ˈkɑksɪks/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. coc•cy•ges

/kɑkˈsaɪdʒiz, ˈkɑksɪˌdʒiz/.USA pronunciation

Anatomya triangular bone at the lower end of the spinal column;
tailbone.

coc•cyx (kok′siks),USA pronunciation n., pl. coc•cy•ges

(kok sī′jēz, kok′si jēz′).USA pronunciation

Anatomya small triangular bone forming the lower extremity of the spinal column in humans, consisting of four ankylosed rudimentary vertebrae. See diag. under spinal column.
a corresponding part in certain animals.

Greek kókkyx cuckoo, from its resemblance to a cuckoo's beak
Neo-Latin
1605–15;

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

coccyx /ˈkɒksɪks/ n ( pl coccyges /kɒkˈsaɪdʒiːz/)

a small triangular bone at the end of the spinal column in humans and some apes, representing a vestigial tail

Etymology: 17th Century: from New Latin, from Greek kokkux cuckoo, of imitative origin; from the likeness of the bone to a cuckoo's beakcoccygeal /kɒkˈsɪdʒɪəl/, coccygian /kɒkˈsɪdʒɪən/ adj

'coccyx' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

tailbone

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