epi·coracoid
variants
or less commonly epicoracoidal
¦epə̇,
¦epē+
: lying at the sternal end of the coracoid
—used of a cartilaginous or bony element lying in the shoulder girdle of some vertebrates (such as various reptiles, amphibians, and monotreme mammals)
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: an epicoracoid bone or cartilage
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