2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Scapula \Scap"u*la\ (sk[a^]p"[-u]*l[.a]), n.; pl. L. {Scapulae}, E. {Scapulas}. [L.] 1. (Anat.) The principal bone of the shoulder girdle in mammals; the shoulder blade. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) One of the plates from which the arms of a crinoid arise. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: scapula n : either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings [syn: {shoulder blade}, {shoulder bone}] [also: {scapulae} (pl)]
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