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

Hypopleura: in Diptera, the space over the middle and hind coxa, between the metapleura and pteropleura: the side of the metasternum: the mesepimeron of the mesothorax.

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

Metinfraepisternum: in Odonata; the sclerite just above base of 3d coxa; below metepisternum and before metepimeron.

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

Coxal plates: plate-like expansions or dilations of the coxa: specifically in aquatic Coleoptera on the posterior pair.

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

Orifice of coxal gland probably situated at base of coxa of 5th appendage; sternal plate of prosema minute or absent; no prosternal element underlying the mouth.

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