COXAE

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


Noun

coxae

plural of coxa

Source: Wiktionary


COXA

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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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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