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omoplate

omoplate noun: the scapula.

Noun

omoplate (plural omoplates)

  1. (dated) The scapula.

Forms of omoplate

pluralomoplates

Origin of omoplate

From French omoplate, from Ancient Greek ὠμοπλάτη (ōmoplátē, “shoulder blade”), from ὦμος (ômos, “shoulder”) + πλάτη (plátē, “something flat or broad”). By surface analysis, omo- (“shoulder”) + plate.

Words formed from omoplate

Questions about omoplate

What does omoplate mean?
Omoplate means the scapula.
What part of speech is omoplate?
Omoplate is a noun.
What is the plural of omoplate?
The plural of omoplate is omoplates.

Words near omoplate in the dictionary

  1. omophagous
  2. omophagy
  3. omophoria
  4. omophorion
  5. omophorions
  6. omoplate
  7. omoplates
  8. omoplatoscopy
  9. omorashi
  10. Omori
  11. Omoris

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