coxa

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the basal segment of an arthropod limb, by which the leg is attached to the body

   A ridged rasp crossed the coxa of each hind leg of the beetle.

2. 2
   noun

   anatomy: the hip or hip joint

   The radiograph showed degeneration at the coxa where the femur meets the pelvis.

A learned borrowing from Latin coxa, 'hip or hip joint,' from an Indo-European root for a joint or limb. Zoologists transferred the anatomical name to the first segment of an arthropod leg.

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