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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

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 Hindoo sisters, described by Dr. Andrew Berry, lived to be seven years old; they stood face to face, with their chests 6 1/2 inches and their pubes 8 1/2 inches apart.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

This bullet in its onward passage comminuted the horizontal ramus of the pubes, and lodged in the thigh.

From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry

There was some hair in the axillae and on the pubes, but only the slightest down on the scalp, and even that was absent on the skin.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

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