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coxa
[ kok-suh ]
noun
- Anatomy.
- the joint of the hip.
- Zoology. the first or proximal segment of the leg of insects and other arthropods.
coxa
/ ˈkɒksə /
noun
- a technical name for the hipbone or hip joint
- the basal segment of the leg of an insect
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Derived Forms
- ˈcoxal, adjective
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Other Words From
- cox·al adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of coxa1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of coxa1
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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.
The first of these is called the 'coxa', and is succeeded by a short joint called the 'trochanter'.
Coxa, smooth; trochanter with large protuberance ending in a heavy spine on the outer edge.
Si crus a coxa sit disjunctum, eadem sit cura quam et in disjuncturam brachii et cubiti diximus, etc.
A set of dorso-ventral muscles moving the coxa of each limb in its socket.
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