coxa

American  

[kok-suh] / ˈkɒk sə /

noun

plural

coxae

1. Anatomy.

   1. innominate bone.

   2. the joint of the hip.

2. Zoology. the first or proximal segment of the leg of insects and other arthropods.

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coxa British  

/ ˈkɒksə /

noun

1. a technical name for the hipbone or hip joint

2. the basal segment of the leg of an insect

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Other Word Forms

• coxal adjective

Etymology

Origin of coxa

First recorded in 1700–10; from Latin: “hip”

Example Sentences

“Furthermore, each leg of mine has seven sections—the coxa, the trochanter, the femur, the patella, the tibia, the metatarsus, and the tarsus.”

From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White

In all the embryonic or permanent opening is on the coxa of the fifth pair of prosomatic limbs.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various

Feet: the legs or organs of locomotion; one pair attached to each thoracic segment; composed of coxa, trochanter, femur, tibia and tarsus only; plural of foot; q.v.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

First lateral suture: Odonata; starts from beneath base of front wing behind humeral suture and meets it behind second coxa.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Palpatores.—Orifice of foetid glands opening above the coxa of the 3rd appendage, not raised upon a tubercle.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various