COXA


Meaning of COXA in English

[ 'kɒksə ]

■ noun ( plural ~e -si: ) Anatomy the hip bone or hip joint.

↘ Entomology the first or basal segment of the leg of an insect.

Derivatives

~l adjective

Origin

C17: from L., 'hip'.

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