Coxa
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Coxa may refer to:
- Theta Leonis, a star
- Nickname of Brazilian soccer team Coritiba Foot Ball ClubCoritiba Foot Ball ClubCoritiba Foot Ball Club, commonly known as Coritiba, is a Brazilian football team from Curitiba, Paraná. It's the state's oldest football team and the best classified in the CBF and FIFA classifications. Coritiba has been champion in Paraná State for 35 times, more times than the sum of all the...
- Hip, below the lateral side of the abdomen
- The short most-proximal base jointed segment of the arthropod legArthropod legThe arthropod leg is a form of jointed appendage of arthropods, usually used for walking. Many of the terms used for arthropod leg segments are of Latin origin, and may be confused with terms for bones: coxa , trochanter , femur, tibia, tarsus, ischium, metatarsus, carpus, dactylus ,...
- Both meanings came from LatinLatinLatin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
coxa = "hip".
- Both meanings came from Latin