Associations to the word «Coxa»

Wiktionary

COXA, noun. (anatomy) The basal segment of a limb of various arthropods (insects and spiders, for example).

Dictionary definition

COXA, noun. The ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats