coccyx

1. 1.

   the end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes

   Synonymstail bone

   Broaderbone

   Part ofpelvisspinal column

   Partscoccygeal vertebra

Other forms of coccyx

plural

coccyges

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about coccyx

What does coccyx mean?

coccyx means "the end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes".

How many syllables are in coccyx?

coccyx has 2 syllables: coc-cyx. The stress falls on "coc".

What is another word for coccyx?

Close synonyms include tail bone. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is coccyx a common word?

coccyx is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.