tail bone

1. 1.

   the end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes

   Synonymscoccyx

   Broaderbone

   Part ofpelvisspinal column

   Partscoccygeal vertebra

Questions about tail bone

What does tail bone mean?

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

What is another word for tail bone?

Close synonyms include coccyx. 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 tail bone a common word?

tail bone 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.