suprascapula

noun

su·​pra·​scapula

1

: a cartilaginous or partly ossified plate attached to the superior end of the scapula in various amphibians and reptiles

2

: the posttemporal of a fish

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from supra- + scapula

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