coracoid

[ kawr-uh-koid, kor- ]

adjective
  1. pertaining to the bone that in reptiles, birds, and monotremes articulates with the scapula and the sternum and that in humans and other higher mammals is a reduced bony process of the scapula having no connection with the sternum.

noun
  1. a coracoid bone or process.

Origin of coracoid

1
1700–10; <New Latin coracoīdēs<Greek korakoeidḗs ravenlike, hooked like a raven's beak, equivalent to korak- (stem of kórax) raven + -oeidēs-oid

Other words from coracoid

  • in·ter·cor·a·coid, adjective
  • pre·cor·a·coid, adjective
  • sub·cor·a·coid, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for coracoid

coracoid

/ (ˈkɒrəˌkɔɪd) /


noun
  1. a paired ventral bone of the pectoral girdle in vertebrates. In mammals it is reduced to a peg (the coracoid process) on the scapula

Origin of coracoid

1
C18: from New Latin coracoīdēs, from Greek korakoeidēs like a raven, curved like a raven's beak, from korax raven

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