coracoid

  1. Noun.  (anatomy) Part of the scapula that projects towards the sternum in mammals; the coracoid process.
  2. Noun.  (anatomy) A small bone linking the scapula and sternum in birds, reptiles and some other vertebrates.
  3. Adjective.  Of, pertaining to or resembling such a process or bone.

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