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Examples of coccyx in a Sentence
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New Latin, from Greek kokkyx cuckoo, coccyx; from its resemblance to a cuckoo's beak
1615, in the meaning defined above
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“Coccyx.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coccyx. Accessed 13 Jun. 2024.
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