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What (who) is cóccyx - definition

BONE OF THE PELVIS
Tail bone; Tailbone; Tumbong; Coccygeal vertebrae; Coccygeal; Os coccygis; Coccygeal vertebræ; Tail-bone; Coxics; Coxix; Cocsix; Coxyx; Coccyges; Coccygeal Vertebrae; Coccygeal cornu; Human tail bone; Extensor coccygis; Os coccygicum; Os coccygeum; Os caudae; Cornu coccygeum; Coccygis; Coccygeal fossa; Olla (anatomy); Coccyxal fossa; Cocyx
  • A coccyx with four vertebrae below the sacrum

coccyx         
['k?ks?ks]
¦ noun (plural coccyges -?d?i:z or coccyxes) a small triangular bone at the base of the spinal column in humans and some apes, formed of fused vestigial vertebrae.
Derivatives
coccygeal k?k's?d???l adjective
Origin
C16: via L. from Gk kokkux 'cuckoo' (because the shape of the human bone resembles the cuckoo's bill).
coccyx         
(coccyxes)
Note: The plural 'coccyges' is used in American English.
The coccyx is the small triangular bone at the lower end of the spine in human beings and some apes.
N-COUNT
Coccyx         
·noun The end of the vertebral column beyond the sacrum in man and tailless monkeys. It is composed of several vertebrae more or less consolidated.

Wikipedia

Coccyx

The coccyx (PL: coccyges or coccyxes), commonly referred to as the tailbone, is the final segment of the vertebral column in all apes, and analogous structures in certain other mammals such as horses. In tailless primates (e.g. humans and other great apes) since Nacholapithecus (a Miocene hominoid), the coccyx is the remnant of a vestigial tail. In animals with bony tails, it is known as tailhead or dock, in bird anatomy as tailfan. It comprises three to five separate or fused coccygeal vertebrae below the sacrum, attached to the sacrum by a fibrocartilaginous joint, the sacrococcygeal symphysis, which permits limited movement between the sacrum and the coccyx.