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nounThe basal segment of a limb of various arthropods (insects and spiders, for example).
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nounthe ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*koḱs-
- Proto-Indo-European*kóḱseh₂
- Proto-Italic*koksā
- Latincoxa
- Englishcoxa
Learned borrowing from Latin coxa, from Proto-Italic *koksā, from Proto-Indo-European *kóḱseh₂, from *koḱs- (“joint, limb”) + *-eh₂. Doublet of cuisse.
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French coxa
- coxabasal segment of some arthropods’ limbs
German Coxa, Hüftglied
- Coxabasal segment of some arthropods’ limbs
- Hüftgliedbasal segment of some arthropods’ limbs
Italian coxa
- coxabasal segment of some arthropods’ limbs
Latin coxa
- coxabasal segment of some arthropods’ limbs
Polish staw biodrowy
- staw biodrowybasal segment of some arthropods’ limbs
Portuguese coxa
- coxabasal segment of some arthropods’ limbs
Spanish coxa
- coxabasal segment of some arthropods’ limbs
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APA
coxa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coxa
MLA
“coxa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coxa. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coxa,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coxa.
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