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epipubis Anat.|ɛpɪˈpjuːbɪs|
[epi- 1.]
A cartilage or bone in front of the pubis in amphibians, marsupials, or reptiles.
1897Parker & Haswell Text-bk. Zool. II. 282 Attached to the anterior border of the pubic region there occurs in many Urodela and in Xenopus, a rod of cartilage, forked in front, the epipubis. 1942L. H. Hyman Compar. Vertebr. Anat. (ed. 2) iv. 57 [In marsupials] this pouch..is supported by a V-like pair of marsupial bones (epipubes) projecting forward from the anterior end of the pelvic girdle. |