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

If the condition is overlooked or imperfectly treated, it may in course of time be followed by coxa vara.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

Coxal file: in some aquatic Coleoptera a series of striations just above the hind coxa of male and, perhaps, a stridulating organ.

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

Propleural bristles: in Diptera, are situated immediately above the front coxa: = prothoracic bristle; q.v.

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

Trochanter: a sclerite, sometimes divided, between the coxa and femur sometimes fused with the femur.

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