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Define the word coxa

"Coxa" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Coxa \Cox"a\ (k?ks"?), n. [L., the hip.] (Zool.)
   The first joint of the leg of an insect or crustacean.
   [1913 Webster] Coxalgia

"coxa" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

coxa
     n : the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and
         the acetabulum [syn: hip, hip joint, articulatio coxae]
     [also: coxae (pl)]