epipubic bone

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

epipubic bone (plural epipubic bones)

(zoology) a rod-like bone that projects forward from the pelvis in monotremes and marsupials.

Synonyms[edit]

marsupial bone

Translations[edit]

rod-like bone projecting from the pelvis

Finnish: pankkaluu
Serbo-Croatian: epipubična kost f

References[edit]

Allaby, Michael. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Zoology. pg 167. Oxford University Press. New York. 1992.

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