coccyx

Meaning of coccyx

noun

a small triangular bone at the base of the spinal column in humans and some apes, formed of fused vestigial vertebrae.

late 16th century: via Latin from Greek kokkux ‘cuckoo’ (because the shape of the human bone resembles the cuckoo's bill).

Information about coccyx

It is a name.
The plural form of coccyx is: coccyxes.
Languages in which coccyx is used:
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Hyphenation of coccyx

coc-cyx

It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
coccyx is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Translation of coccyx

French: coccyx
Spanish: coxis, cóccix
Portuguese: cóccix
Italian: coccige

Words that rhyme with coccyx

Geococcyx, geococcyx, sacrococcyx

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