- Main Entry:
- pu·bis

- Pronunciation:
-
\ˈpyü-bəs\
- Function:
- noun
- Inflected Form(s):
- plural pu·bes
\-(ˌ)bēz\
- Etymology:
- New Latin os pubis, literally, bone of the pubic region
- Date:
- 1597
: the ventral and anterior of the three principal bones composing either half of the pelvis —called also pubic bone