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Noun
/ˈkäksiks/,
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coccyxes, plural; coccyges, plural;
  1. A small, triangular bone at the base of the spinal column in humans and some apes, formed of fused vestigial vertebrae

  1. the end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes
  2. Coccyx (genus) is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Olethreutinae of the family Tortricidae.
  3. The final fused vertebrae at the base of the spine
  4. A triangular shaped bone at the bottom of the spine. Also known as the tailbone.
  5. The small tail-like bone at the bottom of the spine very near to the anus. The coccyx is made up of 3-5 rudimentary vertebrae. It is the lowest part of the spinal column.
  6. Commonly called the tailbone, the coccyx is composed of four separate but fused vertebrae that make up the bottom of your spine.
  7. Fused caudal or tail vertebrae. The coccyx is located below the sacrum.
  8. Greek kokkyx = cuckoo, whose bill the coccyx resembles.
  9. The "tail bone;" a group of four vertabrae that are fused together, located at the terminal end of the spine.
  10. Last, lowest portion of vertebral column (tailbone).
  11. comes from the Greek word for “cuckoo” -- it resembles a cuckoo’s beak.
  12. Bone that Bart broke after falling on Homer's bowling ball.
  13. 4 fused vertebrae (but the first may be separate).
  14. The coccyx is triangular in shape representing the vestige of a tail. The musculature of the pelvic floor is attached to the coccyx
  15. The last four spinal vertebrae, which are attached to each other.
  16. The coccyx, or tailbone is considered the starting point of Qi (Chi or energy) when it travels up through the Tu-Mo, or Governing channel.
  17. A term for the tailbone.