We have a small coccyx as a remnant of our tail vertebrae instead of a urostyle (A. M. Winchester).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
coc·cyx — … Useful english dictionary
sa|cro|coc|cyx — «SAY kroh KOK sihks», noun. the sacrum and coccyx regarded as one bone … Useful english dictionary
cyx — coc·cyx; ge·o·coc·cyx; … English syllables
coc — an·ti·pneu·mo·coc·cus; chi·o·coc·ca; chlo·ro·coc·ca·les; chlo·ro·coc·cine; chlo·ro·coc·cum; chon·dro·coc·cus; chro·o·coc·ca·ce·ae; chro·o·coc·ca·les; chro·o·coc·cus; coc·ca·ce·ae; coc·ca·gee; coc·cal; coc·ce·ian; coc·ce·ian·ism; coc·ce·rin;… … English syllables
coccyx — coc·cyx … English syllables
coccyx — coc•cyx [[t]ˈkɒk sɪks[/t]] n. pl. coc•cy•ges [[t]kɒkˈsaɪ dʒiz, ˈkɒk sɪˌdʒiz[/t]] anat. a triangular bone at the lower end of the spinal column; tailbone • Etymology: 1605–15; < NL < Gk kókkyx cuckoo, from its resemblance to a cuckoo s beak… … From formal English to slang
coccyx — coc|cyx [ˈkɔksıks US ˈka:k ] n plural coccyxes or coccyges [kɔkˈsaıdʒi:z US ˈka:ksı ] technical [Date: 1500 1600; : Modern Latin; Origin: Greek kokkyx cuckoo ; because it looks like a cuckoo s beak] the small bone at the bottom of your ↑spine =… … Dictionary of contemporary English
coccyx — coc|cyx [ kaksıks ] noun count MEDICAL the small bone at the bottom of your SPINE (=the row of bones down your back) … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Coccyx — The small tail like bone at the bottom of the spine very near to the anus. The coccyx is made up of 3 5 rudimentary vertebrae. It is the lowest part of the spinal column. * * * The small bone at the end of the vertebral column in humans, formed… … Medical dictionary
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
