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hypocoracoid

noun
hy·​po·​coracoid

Definition of hypocoracoid

 (Entry 1 of 2)

: a hypocoracoid bone

hypocoracoid

adjective
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Definition of hypocoracoid (Entry 2 of 2)

: of, relating to, or being the lower of two bones at the base of the pectoral fin attached behind the clavicle and sometimes regarded as homologous with the coracoid of the higher vertebrates

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Noun

hypo- + coracoid

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