haleben

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From hale (“tail”) +‎ ben (“bone”)

Noun

haleben n (definite singular halebenet, indefinite plural haleben, definite plural halebena or halebenene)

(anatomy) coccyx, tailbone

Alternative forms

halebein (Nynorsk also)

References

“haleben” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“haleben” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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