n., pl., -bes (-bēz).
The forward portion of either of the hipbones, at the juncture forming the front arch of the pelvis. Also called pubic bone.
[Short for New Latin (os) pūbis, (bone) of the groin, from genitive of Latin pūbēs, groin.]
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