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coccyx

UK/ˈkɒksɪks//ˈkɑksɪks/

coccyx noun: the final (bottom-most) fused vertebrae at the base of the spine, the tailbone.

coccyx: the final (bottom-most) fused vertebrae at the base of the spine, the tailbone
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Noun

coccyx (plural coccyges or coccyxes)

  1. (formal) The final (bottom-most) fused vertebrae at the base of the spine, the tailbone.
    • He lands on the concrete path and bounces on his coccyx, which cracks the base of his spine.2018, Richard Powers, The Overstory, Vintage (2019), page 129
    • An actor herself, McAlpine was hands-on, demonstrating “how you penetrate” on screen: “If you can move your coccyx, just arch your back slightly, it looks fantastic,” she says happily. “Those orgy scenes were amazing.”2024 January 30, Elle Hunt, “‘With orgasm people strive for oblivion’: Poor Things’ intimacy coordinator on consent, orgies and Emma Stone”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    tailbone

coccyx meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Tagalog and Arabic

coccyx in Tamil

தண்டுவட எலும்புவால் பகுதி, காக்சியம், வால் எலும்பு, குயிலலகு, குயிலலகுரு

coccyx in Bengali

লেজের হাড়

coccyx in Tagalog

(anatomy) final fused vertebrae
puil, tulatod

coccyx in Arabic

(anatomy) final fused vertebrae
عُصُص ʕuṣuṣ, عُصْعُص ʕuṣʕuṣ
More languagesFewer languages
coccyx in Malay
tulang sulbi, tulang ekor, tulang cenonot, tulang kongkeng
coccyx in Indonesian
tulang sulbi, tulang ekor, tulang tongkeng, koksiks
coccyx in Persian
دنبالچه donbâlče
coccyx in Thai
ก้นกบ gôn-gòp
coccyx in Vietnamese
xương cụt

Synonyms of coccyx

Forms of coccyx

pluralcoccyges
pluralcoccyxes

Origin of coccyx

Borrowed from Latin coccyx, borrowed from Ancient Greek κόκκῡξ (kókkūx), referring to the curved shape of a cuckoo's beak when viewed from the side.

Words formed from coccyx

Questions about coccyx

What does coccyx mean?
Coccyx means the final (bottom-most) fused vertebrae at the base of the spine, the tailbone.
What is coccyx in Tamil?
Coccyx in Tamil is தண்டுவட எலும்புவால் பகுதி, காக்சியம், வால் எலும்பு. See Coccyx meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is coccyx?
Coccyx is a noun.
How do you pronounce coccyx?
Coccyx is pronounced /ˈkɑksɪks/ (US).
What is the plural of coccyx?
The plural of coccyx is coccyges.

Words near coccyx in the dictionary

  1. coccyges
  2. coccygeus
  3. coccygian
  4. coccygodynia
  5. coccyodynia
  6. coccyx
  7. coccyxes
  8. cocelebrant
  9. cocelebrants
  10. cocenter
  11. cocenters

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Adapted from Wiktionary: coccyx (page history and authors); coccyx (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); coccyx (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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