coxa

[ kok-suh ]

noun

, plural cox·ae [kok, -see].

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.

coxa

/ ˈkɒksə /

noun

1. a technical name for the hipbone or hip joint
2. the basal segment of the leg of an insect

Derived Forms

• ˈcoxal, adjective

Other Words From

• cox·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of coxa¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of coxa¹

C18: from Latin: hip

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.

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

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

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

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

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