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coxa

[ kok-suh ]

noun

, plural cox·ae [kok, -see].
  1. Anatomy.
    1. the joint of the hip.
  2. Zoology. the first or proximal segment of the leg of insects and other arthropods.


coxa

/ ˈkɒksə /

noun

  1. a technical name for the hipbone or hip joint
  2. the basal segment of the leg of an insect
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈcoxal, adjective
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Other Words From

  • cox·al adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of coxa1

First recorded in 1700–10; from Latin: “hip”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of coxa1

C18: from Latin: hip
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Example Sentences

Thus the male of Megachile Willughbiella, and others of that tribe, have such a spine on the inner sides of the anterior coxa.

The first of these is called the 'coxa', and is succeeded by a short joint called the 'trochanter'.

Coxa, smooth; trochanter with large protuberance ending in a heavy spine on the outer edge.

Si crus a coxa sit disjunctum, eadem sit cura quam et in disjuncturam brachii et cubiti diximus, etc.

A set of dorso-ventral muscles moving the coxa of each limb in its socket.

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