hipbone

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhɪpˌbəʊn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hip′bōn′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
hip•bone  (hip′bōn′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. AnatomySee innominate bone. 
  2. Anatomythe ilium.
  • 1350–1400; Middle English; see hip1, bone

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hipbone / ˈhɪpˌbəʊn/
  1. the nontechnical name for innominate bone
'hipbone' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
acetabulum - coxa - cuisse - haunch bone - hucklebone - ilium - innominate bone - ischium - loin - pinbone - pubis - sciatic

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