hypocoracoid
Definition of hypocoracoid
: a hypocoracoid bone
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Origin and Etymology of hypocoracoid
hypo- + coracoid
hypocoracoid
Definition of hypocoracoid
: 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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