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pubis

Pronunciation: /ˈpju.bɪs/

The English word “pubis” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. The pubic bone; the part of the hipbone forming the front arch of the pelvis.

Etymology

Genitive of Latin pubes (“the pubic hair”, collective). The noun was generalized from medical Latin os pubis, the pubic bone.

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