COXA

hip, hip joint, coxa, articulatio coxae

(noun) the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

coxa (plural coxae)

(anatomy) The basal segment of a limb of various arthropods (insects and spiders, for example).

Anagrams

• coax

Source: Wiktionary


Cox"a (kks"), n. Etym: [L., the hip.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: The first joint of the leg of an insect or crustacean.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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