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Pubis (noun) means the bone at the front of the pelvis, part of the hip bone.

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The bone at the front of the pelvis, part of the hip bone.
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Etymology

Genitive of Latin pubes (“the pubic hair”, collective). The noun was generalized from medical Latin os pubis, the pubic bone.

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"pubis" (noun) means the bone at the front of the pelvis, part of the hip bone.
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