hypocoracoid

hypocoracoid
I. \\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at hypo-+\ noun
Etymology: hypo- + coracoid
: a hypocoracoid bone
II. adjective
: 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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hypocoracoid Ichthyol.
(hɪpəʊ-, haɪpəʊˈkɒrəkɔɪd)
[f. hypo- 2 (b) + coracoid.]
The lower of the two bones forming the shoulder-girdle in typical fishes; also called simply coracoid (cf. hypercoracoid).

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