CORACOID


Meaning of CORACOID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkȯr-ə-ˌkȯid, ˈkär- ]

adjective

Etymology: New Latin coracoides, from Greek korakoeidēs, literally, like a raven, from korak-, korax raven — more at raven

Date: 1741

: of, relating to, or being a process of the scapula in most mammals or a well-developed cartilage bone of many lower vertebrates that extends from the scapula to or toward the sternum

• coracoid noun

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