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Word entry · 6 letters

pelvis

Best crossword clue

"Hip-bone structure"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈpɛlvɪs/Part of speech nounSorted eilpsvStarts with PEnds with S1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter

Word origin

From Latin pēlvis (“basin”), from Old Latin pēluis (“basin”), further etymology uncertain.

Used in a sentence

  • Meronyms: hip bone, os coxae; sacrum; coccyx
  • Elvis was swinging his pelvis around and the ladies were swooning.
  • Near-synonyms: infundibulum, choana, cornu

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