Pubis Definition

pyo͝obĭs
pubes
noun
pubes
That part of either hipbone forming, with the corresponding part of the other, the front arch of the pelvis.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
pubis
Plural:
pubes

Origin of Pubis

  • Short for New Latin (os) pūbis (bone) of the groin from genitive of Latin pūbēs groin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Genitive of Latin pubes (“pubes"); see pubes.

    From Wiktionary

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