sə Origin:
1700–10; < Latin: hip
1700–10; < Latin: hip
Related forms
cox·al, adjective
post·cox·al, adjective
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| —n , pl coxae | |
| 1. | a technical name for the hipbone or hip joint |
| 2. | the basal segment of the leg of an insect |
| [C18: from Latin: hip] | |
| 'coxal | |
| —adj | |
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00:10
Coxa
is always a great word to know.
So is mammal. Does it mean:
| cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates with gills, often have fins and elongated body covered with scales |
| vertebrate with body hair that nourishes young with milk from mammary glands |
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