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Word: Coracoid
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 18th century: from modern Latin coracoides, from Greek korakoeidēs ‘raven-like’, from korax ‘raven’ (because of the resemblance to a raven's beak)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkɒrəkɔɪd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a short projection from the shoulder blade in mammals, to which part of the biceps is attached.
Short Definition:short projection from shoulder blade in mammals
Variant Forms:
- coracoid process
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