pelvic girdle

noun

1. (in vertebrates) a bony or cartilaginous arch supporting the hind limbs or analogous parts.
2. (in humans) the arch formed by the ilium, ischium, and pubis.

pelvic girdle

noun

1. the skeletal structure to which the lower limbs in man, and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates, are attached

Word History and Origins

Origin of pelvic girdle¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

There are no hind limbs visible externally, but a rudimentary pelvic girdle forms a part of the internal skeleton.

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In the pelvic girdle the ilium corresponds to the scapula, the ischium to the coracoid, the pubis to the clavicle.

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In Coccosteus he claims to find a pelvic girdle as well as a more segmented skeleton.

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Numerous isolated basal plates of the pelvic girdle have revealed details of structure but no information on the orientation.

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The pelvic girdle appears to be midway between those of Rhabdoderma and Coelacanthus in general appearance.

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