Scapulas

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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.
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