hypocleidium

noun

hy·​po·​clei·​di·​um

plural hypocleidia

-ēə

: a median process on the wishbone of many birds often connected with the sternum by a ligament or ossified with it

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from hypo- + Greek kleidion small key, diminutive ofkleid-, kleis key, hook, clavicle

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Rhymes for hypocleidium

• cypripedium
• intermedium
• medium
• tedium