Ischion

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ischion \Is"chi*on\, Ischium \Is"chi*um\, n. [L., Gr.
     'ischi`on.]
     1. (Anat.) The ventral and posterior of the three principal
        bones composing either half of the pelvis; seat bone; the
        huckle bone.
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     2. (Zool.) One of the pleur[ae] of insects.
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