• (n.) A cartilage or bone in front of the pubis in some amphibians and other animals.
Ep`i·pu'bis noun ; plural Epipubes . [ New Latin , epi- + pubis .] (Anat.) A cartilage or bone in front of the pubis in some amphibians and other animals. 
either of a pair of bones in front of the pubis of marsupials. Also called