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coxa

/ˈkɒksə/US/ˈkɑksə/

coxa noun: the basal segment of a limb of various arthropods (insects and spiders, for example).

coxa: the basal segment of a limb of various arthropods (insects and spiders, for example)
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Noun

coxa (plural coxae)

  1. The basal segment of a limb of various arthropods (insects and spiders, for example).
    Synonyms:
    coxopodite

coxa meaning in Tamil and Urdu

coxa in Tamil

இடுப்பு, சப்பை, அரைச்சந்து, காக்சா

coxa in Urdu

کمر, کولہا

Synonyms of coxa

Forms of coxa

pluralcoxae

Origin of coxa

Learned borrowing from Latin coxa, from Proto-Italic *koksā, from Proto-Indo-European *kóḱseh₂, from *koḱs- (“joint, limb”) + *-eh₂. Doublet of cuisse.

Words formed from coxa

Words that rhyme with coxa

Questions about coxa

What does coxa mean?
Coxa means the basal segment of a limb of various arthropods (insects and spiders, for example).
What is coxa in Tamil?
Coxa in Tamil is இடுப்பு, சப்பை, அரைச்சந்து. See Coxa meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is coxa?
Coxa is a noun.
How do you pronounce coxa?
Coxa is pronounced /ˈkɒksə/ (UK).
What is the plural of coxa?
The plural of coxa is coxae.

Words near coxa in the dictionary

  1. Cox's Bazar District
  2. Cox's Cove
  3. Cox's Orange Pippin
  4. Cox's Orange Pippins
  5. cox-
  6. coxa
  7. coxa valga
  8. coxa vara
  9. coxae
  10. coxal
  11. coxalgia

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Adapted from Wiktionary: coxa (page history and authors); coxa (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); coxa (Urdu 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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