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coracoid definition

cora·coid (kôr′ə ko̵id′)

adjective

designating or of a rudimentary bony process on the shoulder blade in mammals, or a bone in monotremes and certain fossil reptiles that extends from the shoulder blade to the breastbone

Etymology: ModL coracoides < Gr korakoeidēs, like a raven < korax, raven + eidos, -oid

noun

this bony process or bone

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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