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coccyx
 
SYLLABICATION:coc·cyx
PRONUNCIATION:  kksks
NOUN:Inflected forms: pl. coc·cy·ges (kk-sjz, kks-jz)
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.
ETYMOLOGY:New Latin, from Greek kokkx, cuckoo, coccyx (from its resemblance to a cuckoo's beak).
 
 
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