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pectoral girdle

Anat., Zool. the bony or cartilaginous structures to which the forelimbs (or arms) of a vertebrate are attached

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