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coxa
- /ˈkɒksə/ UK
- /ˈkɑksə/ US
Rhymes with -ɒksə
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin coxa, from Proto-Italic *koksā, from Proto-Indo-European *kóḱseh₂, from *koḱs- (“joint, limb”) + *-eh₂. Doublet of cuisse.
noun coxae
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The basal segment of a limb of various arthropods (insects and spiders, for example).
Similar: coxopodite
Translations
Talk about this word "coxa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/coxa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. coxa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/coxa "coxa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/coxa.Cite this
@misc{coxa_2026,
title = {coxa},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coxa},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
