Hypocleida

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hypocleidium \Hy`po*clei"di*um\, n.; pl. L. {Hypocleida}, E.
     {Hypocleidiums}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? under + ? a little key.]
     (Anat.)
     A median process on the furculum, or merrythought, of many
     birds, where it is connected with the sternum.
     [1913 Webster]