claviculate

claviculate
\\ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷_lə̇t, -ˌlāt\ adjective
Etymology: New Latin clavicula clavicle + English -ate — more at clavicle
anatomy : having clavicles

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claviculate, a.
(kləˈvɪkjʊlət)
[f. L. clāvicul-a + -ate2: in mod.F. claviculé.]
a. Anat. Provided with clavicles or collar-bones. b. Bot. Having tendrils (1882 Syd. Soc. Lex.).

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  • claviculate — See clavicular. * * * …   Universalium

  • claviculate — cla·vic·u·late …   English syllables

  • clavicle — clavicular /kleuh vik yeuh leuhr/, adj. claviculate /kleuh vik yeuh layt /, adj. /klav i keuhl/, n. Anat., Zool. 1. a bone of the pectoral arch. 2. (in humans) either of two slender bones, each articulating with the sternum and a scapula and… …   Universalium

  • clavicle —   n. collar bone.    ♦ clavicotomy, n. incision through this.    ♦ clavicular, a.    ♦ claviculate,   a. having a clavicle …   Dictionary of difficult words

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