Scapulae

3 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.
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     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)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  scapulae
       See {scapula}