Relating to the coracoid process
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coracoid
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From Wikipedia's article on Enantiornithes: > Specifically, in the Enantiornithes, the scapula is concave and dish-shaped at this joint, and the coracoid is convex.
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Relating to the coracoid process
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hooked like the beak of a crow
(anatomy) Part of the scapula that projects towards the sternum in mammals; the coracoid process
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for coracoid.
adjective
Relating to the coracoid process
adjective
hooked like the beak of a crow
noun
(anatomy) Part of the scapula that projects towards the sternum in mammals; the coracoid process
noun
(anatomy) A small bone linking the scapula and sternum in birds, reptiles and some other vertebrates
Example sentences
From Wikipedia's article on Enantiornithes: > Specifically, in the Enantiornithes, the scapula is concave and dish-shaped at this joint, and the coracoid is convex.
Apparently it's how the shoulder blade (scapula) connects to the coracoid bone (a bone not present in therian mammals).
In modern birds, the coracoscapular joint has a concave coracoid and convex scapula.
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How do you use coracoid in a sentence?
From Wikipedia's article on Enantiornithes: > Specifically, in the Enantiornithes, the scapula is concave and dish-shaped at this joint, and the coracoid is convex.
What does coracoid mean?
Relating to the coracoid process
What part of speech is coracoid?
coracoid is commonly used as adjective, noun.