coracoid
coracoid noun: part of the scapula that projects towards the sternum in mammals; the coracoid process.
Noun
coracoid (plural coracoids)
- Part of the scapula that projects towards the sternum in mammals; the coracoid process
- A small bone linking the scapula and sternum in birds, reptiles and some other vertebrates
- Synonyms:
- coracoideum
Adjective
coracoid (not comparable)
- hooked like the beak of a crow
- Relating to the coracoid process
coracoid meaning in Tamil
coracoid in Tamil
- காகத்தின் அலகினை ஒத்த, காக்கையலகுருவெலும்பு
Synonyms of coracoid
Forms of coracoid
| plural | coracoids |
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Origin of coracoid
From Latin corax + -oid.
Words formed from coracoid
- acrocoracohumeral
- acrocoracoid
- acromiocoracoid
- coracoidal
- coracoid ligament
- coracoid process
- costocoracoid
- ectocoracoid
- endocoracoid
- epicoracoid
- hypercoracoid
- hypocoracoid
- intercoracoid
- mesocoracoid
- metacoracoid
- postcoracoid
- precoracoid
- procoracoid
- scapulocoracoid
- sternocoracoid
- subcoracoid
- supracoracoid
Phrases with coracoid
Questions about coracoid
- What does coracoid mean?
- Coracoid means part of the scapula that projects towards the sternum in mammals; the coracoid process.
- What is coracoid in Tamil?
- Coracoid in Tamil is காகத்தின் அலகினை ஒத்த, காக்கையலகுருவெலும்பு. See Coracoid meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is coracoid?
- Coracoid can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of coracoid?
- The plural of coracoid is coracoids.
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