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coracias garrulus |
coraciidae |
coraciiform bird |
coraciiformes |
coracle |
coracoid
| corage
| coragyps
| coragyps atratus
| corah
| corakan
coracoid
CIDE DICTIONARY
coracoid, a. [Gr. ; ko`rax crow + e'i^dos form.].
- Shaped like a crow's beak. [1913 Webster]
- Pertaining to a bone of the shoulder girdle in most birds, reptiles, and amphibians, which is reduced to a process of the scapula in most mammals. [1913 Webster]
coracoid, n.
The coracoid bone or process. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
coracoid, n. (in full coracoid process) a short projection from the shoulder-blade in vertebrates.
Etymology
mod.L coracoides f. Gk korakoeides raven-like f. korax -akos raven
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