pubis
The pubic bone; the part of the hipbone forming the front arch of the pelvisThe pubic bone; the part of the hipbone forming the front arch of the pelvis.
» He sprinkled pubes on the teacher's desk.
Meaning
1 sensesThe pubic bone; the part of the hipbone forming the front arch of the pelvis.
Schambein, Schamknochen
лобо́кlobók
лобкова кісткаlobkova kistka
one of the three sections of the hipbone; together these two bones form the front of the pelvis
Examples
3 sentencesHe sprinkled pubes on the teacher's desk.
My pubes are too long. I should trim them.
The external genitalia include the labia majora, mons pubis, labia minora, clitoris, and glands within the vestibule.
Translations
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Origin
Genitive of Latin pubes (“the pubic hair”, collective). The noun was generalized from mediGenitive of Latin pubes (“the pubic hair”, collective). The noun was generalized from medical Latin os pubis, the pubic bone.
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Forms
plural: pubesSynonyms
2 synonyms- one of the three sections of the hipbone; together these two bones form the front of the pelvis:pubic boneos pubis