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• plural of pubis.

pubes

¹ American  

[pyoo-beez] / ˈpju biz /

noun

Anatomy.

• pubes
  plural

1. the lower part of the abdomen, especially the region between the right and left iliac regions.

2. the hair appearing on the lower part of the abdomen at puberty.

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pubes ² American  

[pyoo-beez] / ˈpju biz /

noun

1. plural of pubis.

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pubes British  

/ ˈpjuːbiːz /

noun

1. the region above the external genital organs, covered with hair from the time of puberty

2. the pubic bones

3. the plural of pubis

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plural noun

1. informal pubic hair

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• pubes
  plural

Etymology

Origin of pubes

First recorded in 1560–70, pubes is from the Latin word pūbēs adulthood, pubic hair, groin

Example Sentences

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But another tells a different tale; one where he went home, used this device to clear the pubes out of his shower, and remained perfectly happy.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 8, 2016

The rent in the peritoneum is situated at the upper and front part of the pelvis, nearer to the sacrum than the pubes.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

The adductor longus may be ruptured, or torn from the pubes, by a violent effort to adduct the limb.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

Above the pubes, where the portion of bladder not covered by peritoneum is opened from above.

From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Bell, Joseph

Fur chocolate brown above, lighter on head and neck; beneath dark brown with lighter tips on the pubes, and along the thighs dirty white or pale buff.

From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage