scapula Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings
    shoulder bone; shoulder blade.

WordNet

Scap"u*la noun
Etymology
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Wordforms
plural L Scapulæ E Scapuolas
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) The principal bone of the shoulder girdle in mammals; the shoulder blade.
  2. (Zoöl.) One of the plates from which the arms of a crinoid arise.

Webster 1913