The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pelvis \Pel"vis\, n. [L., a basin, laver; cf. Gr. ?, ?, bowl.] 1. (Anat.) The pelvic arch, or the pelvic arch together with the sacrum. See Pelvic arch, under Pelvic, and Sacrum. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) The calyx of a crinoid. [1913 Webster] Pelvis of the kidney (Anat.), the basinlike cavity into which the ureter expands as it joins the kidney. [1913 Webster]