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Definition of Coccyges

Coccyges
Coccyx Coc"cyx, n.; pl. L. Coccyges. [L., cuckoo, Gr. ?, cuckoo, coccyx. So called from its resemblance to the beak of a cuckoo.] (Anat.) The end of the vertebral column beyond the sacrum in man and tailless monkeys. It is composed of several vertebr[ae] more or less consolidated.

Meaning of Coccyges from wikipedia

- The coccyx (pl.: coccyges or coccyxes), commonly referred to as the tailbone, is the final segment of the vertebral column in all apes, and analogous structures...
- types 2417 honey-guides (Indicatores), barbets (Capiformes), and cuckoos (Coccyges)...8 types 813 parrots (Psittaciformes)...3 types 1615 pigeons (Columbiformes)...