pubis
noun/ˈpjuːbɪs/
/ˈpjuːbɪs/
(plural pubes
/ˈpjuːbiːz/
/ˈpjuːbiːz/
)- one of the two bones that form the sides of the pelvisWord Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin os pubis ‘bone of the pubes’.
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