hypercoracoid

1 of 2

noun

hy·​per·​coracoid

"+

: a hypercoracoid bone

hypercoracoid

2 of 2

adjective

"

: of, relating to, or being the upper of two bones at the base of the pectoral fin of teleost fishes sometimes regarded as homologous with the scapula of the higher vertebrates

Word History

Etymology

Noun

hyper- + coracoid

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