HYPOCLEIDIUM


Meaning of HYPOCLEIDIUM in English

ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷əm noun

( plural hypoclei·dia -ēə)

Etymology: New Latin, from hypo- + Greek kleidion small key, diminutive of kleid-, kleis key, hook, clavicle — more at cleid-

: a median process on the wishbone of many birds often connected with the sternum by a ligament or ossified with it

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