noun
definition
The basal segment of a limb of various arthropods (insects and spiders, for example).
Examples of coxae in a Sentence
Palamnaeus indus, de Geer, to show the arrangement of the coxae of the limbs, the sternal elements, genital plate and pectens.
The coxae of the five pairs of limbs following the chelicerae were arranged in a series on each side between the mouth, M, and the metasternites, mets.
The meeting of the coxae of all the prosomatic limbs in front of the pentagonal sternum; the space for a genital operculum; the pair of pectens, and the absence of any evidence of pulmonary stigmata are noticeable in this specimen.
Orifice of coxal gland situated between the coxae of the 5th and 6th appendages.
Coxae of 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th appendages movable 3 Prosoma 10 II d an FIG.