COCCYX


Meaning of COCCYX in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkäk-siks ]

noun

( plural coc·cy·ges ˈkäk-sə-ˌjēz ; also coc·cyx·es ˈkäk-sik-səz)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kokkyx cuckoo, coccyx; from its resemblance to a cuckoo's beak

Date: 1615

: a small bone that articulates with the sacrum and that usually consists of four fused vertebrae which form the terminus of the spinal column in humans and tailless apes

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.