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pubis

/ˈpju.bɪs/

pubis noun: the pubic bone; the part of the hipbone forming the front arch of the pelvis.

Noun

pubis (plural pubes)

  1. The pubic bone; the part of the hipbone forming the front arch of the pelvis.
    Synonyms:
    pubic bone

pubis meaning in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Arabic

pubis in Tamil

இடுப்பெலும்பு, பூப்பெலும்பு, பொச்சு எலும்பு, பொச்சு ஒட்டை

pubis in Telugu

the pubic bone
జఘనాస్థి jaghanāsthi

pubis in Malayalam

ജഘനാസ്ഥി

pubis in Arabic

the pubic bone
عَانَة ʕāna

Synonyms of pubis

Forms of pubis

pluralpubes

Plural of pubis: pubes

Origin of pubis

Genitive of Latin pubes (“the pubic hair”, collective). The noun was generalized from medical Latin os pubis, the pubic bone.

Words formed from pubis

Phrases with pubis

Questions about pubis

What does pubis mean?
Pubis means the pubic bone; the part of the hipbone forming the front arch of the pelvis.
What is pubis in Tamil?
Pubis in Tamil is இடுப்பெலும்பு, பூப்பெலும்பு, பொச்சு எலும்பு. See Pubis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pubis?
Pubis is a noun.
How do you pronounce pubis?
Pubis is pronounced /ˈpju.bɪs/.
What is the plural of pubis?
The plural of pubis is pubes.

Words near pubis in the dictionary

  1. pubikinis
  2. pubilect
  3. pubilects
  4. pubiotomies
  5. pubiotomy
  6. pubis
  7. pubkeeper
  8. pubkeepers
  9. pubkey
  10. pubkeys
  11. publ

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: pubis (page history and authors); pubis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pubis (Malayalam 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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