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coracoid

The English word “coracoid” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Part of the scapula that projects towards the sternum in mammals; the coracoid process
  2. A small bone linking the scapula and sternum in birds, reptiles and some other vertebrates

adjective

  1. hooked like the beak of a crow
  2. Relating to the coracoid process

Etymology

From Latin corax + -oid.

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