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coccyxes

coccyxes is the plural of coccyx.

Meaning of coccyx

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
    Synonyms:
    tailbone

Questions about coccyxes

What is coccyxes the plural of?
Coccyxes is the plural of coccyx.

Words near coccyxes in the dictionary

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

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