hip bone

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hip bone

/ˈhɪp ˌbəʊn/ UK
/ˈhɪp ˌboʊn/ Canada, US
/ˈhɪp ˌbəʉn/ Australia
/ˈhəp ˌbɐʉn/ New Zealand
/ˈhɪp ˌbon/ Scotland
/ˈhɪp ˌboːn/ Wales

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From hip (noun) + bone (noun).

noun hip bones · hipbone

One of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones, that together form the sides of the pelvis.
Similar: innominate, innominate bone, os coxae, os innominatum

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noun one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones

Español	coxal, hueso coxal, hueso de la cadera, hueso innominado
日本語	寛骨 kankotsu
中文	胯骨 kuàgǔ, 髖骨 /髋骨 kuāngǔ
Português	anca, osso do quadril
Français	os coxal, os de la hanche
Deutsch	Hüftknochen
Italiano	osso cosciale
Română	os coxal
Русский	та́зовая кость tázovaja kostʹ

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@misc{hip_bone_2026,
  title = {hip bone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hip%20bone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}