ˈskapyələ noun
( plural scapu·lae -yəˌlē ; or scapulas )
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, shoulder blade, shoulder; probably akin to Greek skaptein to dig — more at capon
1.
a. : either of a pair of large essentially flat and triangular bones lying one in each dorsal lateral part of the thorax, forming the principal bone of the corresponding half of the shoulder girdle, divided into unequal parts by an obliquely transverse ridge that terminates in the acromion, providing articulation for the humerus, and articulating with the corresponding clavicle or coracoid — called also shoulder blade, shoulder bone ; see coracoid process , glenoid cavity ; bat illustration
b.
(1) : hypercoracoid
(2) : supraclavicle
2.
a. : tegula 1a
b. : a pleuron of the mesothorax of an insect
c. : the trochanter of either of the anterior pair of legs of an insect
d. : patagium 2a