coxa

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɒksə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kok′sə)

Inflections of 'coxa' (n): npl: coxae

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cox•a  (kok′sə),USA pronunciation n., pl. cox•ae 
    (kok′sē).USA pronunciation 
  1. Anatomy
    • See innominate bone. 
    • the joint of the hip.
  2. Zoologythe first or proximal segment of the leg of insects and other arthropods.
  • Latin: hip
  • 1700–10
cox′al, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
coxa / ˈkɒksə/ ( coxae / ˈkɒksiː/)
  1. a technical name for the hipbone or hip joint
  2. the basal segment of the leg of an insect
Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin: hipˈcoxal
'coxa' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
coxalgia - cuisse - cushion - femur - tarsus - tibia - trochanter

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