prepubis

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noun

A bone or cartilage, of some animals, situated in the middle line in front of the pubic bones.

OriginEnglish pubis ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

nounprepubis (plural prepubes)

plural prepubes

  1. anatomyA bone or cartilage, of some animals, situated in the middle line in front of the pubic bones.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishpubis
  10. Englishprepubis

From pre- + pubis.

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APA

prepubis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prepubis

MLA

“prepubis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prepubis. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prepubis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prepubis.

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