epipubis

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noun

A cartilage or bone in front of the pubis in some amphibians, reptiles and other animals, including the duck-billed platypus and some extinct mammals.

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Meanings

nounepipubis (plural epipubes)

plural epipubes

  1. anatomyA cartilage or bone in front of the pubis in some amphibians, reptiles and other animals, including the duck-billed platypus and some extinct mammals.

Origin

From epi- + pubis.

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APA

epipubis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epipubis

MLA

“epipubis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epipubis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epipubis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epipubis.

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