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coxa.

The basal segment of a limb of various arthropods (insects and spiders, for example).

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɒksə/UK/ˈkɑksə/US
  1. The basal segment of a limb of various arthropods (insects and spiders, for example).

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *koḱs- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *kóḱseh₂ Proto-Italic *koksā Latin coxalbor. English coxa Learned borrowing from Latin coxa, from Proto-Italic *koksā, from Proto-Indo-European *kóḱseh₂, from *koḱs- (“joint, limb”) + *-eh₂. Doublet of cuisse.

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