Pubis \Pu"bis\ (p[=u]"b[i^]s), n. [NL. See Pubes.] (Anat.)
   The ventral and anterior of the three principal bones
   composing either half of the pelvis; sharebone; pubic bone.
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	pubis
    n 1: one of the three sections of the hipbone; together these
         two bones form the front of the pelvis [syn: pubis,
         pubic bone, os pubis]