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coccyx
coc·cyx [ kóksiks ] (plural coc·cy·ges [ kók si jz ] or coc·cy·xes)


noun 
Definition:
 
small bone at base of spine: a small triangular bone at the base of the spinal column
[Late 16th century. Via Latin< Greek kokkux "cuckoo"; from its resemblance to a cuckoo's beak]

coc·cyg·e·al [ kok síjjee əl ] adjective
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