- tailbone
- The small bone at the bottom of the spine. It is made up of 3-5 fused bones. Also called coccyx.
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tailbone — [tāl′bōn΄] n. COCCYX … English World dictionary
tailbone — UK [ˈteɪlˌbəʊn] / US [ˈteɪlˌboʊn] noun [countable] Word forms tailbone : singular tailbone plural tailbones informal the bone that is at the bottom of your back … English dictionary
tailbone — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a caudal vertebra 2. : coccyx walking bent over, one hand on his tailbone like an old man Shelby Foote … Useful english dictionary
tailbone — noun Date: circa 1577 1. a caudal vertebra 2. coccyx … New Collegiate Dictionary
tailbone — /tayl bohn /, n. Anat. the coccyx. [1540 50; TAIL1 + BONE] * * * … Universalium
tailbone — noun The coccyx … Wiktionary
tailbone — tail·bone bōn, .bōn n 1) a caudal vertebra 2) COCCYX … Medical dictionary
tailbone — tail|bone [ˈteılbəun US boun] n the small bone at the bottom of your ↑spine = ↑coccyx … Dictionary of contemporary English
tailbone — tail|bone [ teıl,boun ] noun count INFORMAL the bone that is at the bottom of your back … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tailbone — noun (C) the bone at the very bottom of your back; coccyx … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
tailbone — tail•bone [[t]ˈteɪlˌboʊn[/t]] n. anat. coccyx • Etymology: 1540–50 … From formal English to slang
