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tail bone

tail bone is the alternative form of tailbone.

Meaning of tailbone

Noun

tailbone (plural tailbones)

  1. (informal) The final fused vertebrae at the base of the spine; the coccyx.

Forms of tail bone

pluraltail bones

Questions about tail bone

What is tail bone the alternative form of?
Tail bone is the alternative form of tailbone.

Words near tail bone in the dictionary

  1. tail
  2. tail away
  3. tail between one's legs
  4. tail block
  5. tail blocks
  6. tail bone
  7. tail bones
  8. tail boom
  9. tail booms
  10. tail call
  11. tail calls

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