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Definition of coccyx noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

coccyx

noun
 
/ˈkɒksɪks/
 
/ˈkɑːksɪks/
(plural coccyxes, coccyges
 
/ˈkɒksɪdʒiːz/
 
/ˈkɑːksɪdʒiːz/
)
(anatomy)
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  1. the small bone at the bottom of the spine synonym tailboneTopics Bodyc2
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek kokkux ‘cuckoo’ (because the shape of the human bone resembles the cuckoo's bill).
See coccyx in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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