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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A small triangular bone at the base of the spinal column in humans and tailless apes, consisting of several fused rudimentary vertebrae. Also called tailbone.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. In human anatomy, the part of the spinal column consisting of the last four bones, the caudal vertebræ or tail-bones, which are stunted and usually ankylosed together. See cut under skeleton.
  2. n. In comparative anatomy and zoology, the caudal vertebræ, when few and small, or ankylosed together; the bony tail itself, when short, as in a bird.

Wiktionary

  1. n. The final fused vertebrae at the base of the spine.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. (Anat.) The end of the vertebral column beyond the sacrum in man and tailless monkeys. It is composed of several vertebræ more or less consolidated.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. the end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes

Etymologies

  1. From Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kokkyx, "cuckoo"), referring to the curved shape of a cuckoo's beak when viewed from the side. (Wiktionary)
  2. New Latin, from Greek kokkūx, cuckoo, coccyx (from its resemblance to a cuckoo's beak). (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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synonyms (1)

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  1. tailbone

hypernyms (2)

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  1. os
  1. bone

same context (24)

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  1. tailbone
  2. mideyebrow
  3. perineum
  4. sacrum
  1. scrotum
  2. pubis
  3. scapulae
  4. chiropractor
  1. calcis
  2. braincase
  3. scapula
  4. kua
  1. vulva
  2. pavillion
  3. urogenital
  4. ureter
  1. easy-to-follow
  2. sternum
  3. buttock
  4. ordenado
  1. pelvis
  2. leet
  3. humeri
  4. pido

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Words that contain this word in their definition

  1. anococcygeal
  2. tailbone
  3. coccyges
  4. pelvic
  5. urosacral
  6. coccygeal
  1. sacrococcyx
  2. pubococcygeal
  3. sacrococcygeus
  4. coccygeopubic
  5. arteriococcygeal
  6. coccygerector
  1. coccygodynia
  2. iliococcygeal
  3. iliococcygeus
  4. intercoccygeal
  5. ischiococcygeal
  6. ischiococcygeus
  1. pelvis
  2. sacrococcygeal
  3. spinal column
  4. perineum
  5. sacrum
  6. caudal vertebra
  1. coccygeal vertebra
  2. asterophrydidæ
  3. eurhipidura
  4. gland
  5. luz
  6. pelobatidæ
  1. pope's nose
  2. sphincter
  3. tail-bone
  4. terminal

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  • corylusavellana Public transport always leaves me with a sore one of these. Aug 13, 2009

  • Prolagus See iroquoisy. Dec 11, 2008

  • mollusque First word that I found with random word after listing geococcyx. *wonders if this is part of bilby's trap* Dec 11, 2008

  • frindley I really recommend that you don't go running on smooth tiles while wearing socks on a rainy day. Sitting down suddenly and hard on your tail bone when your feet go from under you hurts! Nov 10, 2008

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