hip bone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones, that together form the sides of the pelvis.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hip bone.wav

Word forms

hip bone hip bones hipbone

Etymology

From hip (noun) + bone (noun).

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