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postclavicle

postclavicle noun: a bone in the pectoral girdle of many fishes projecting backward from the clavicle.

Noun

postclavicle (plural postclavicles)

  1. A bone in the pectoral girdle of many fishes projecting backward from the clavicle.

Forms of postclavicle

pluralpostclavicles

Origin of postclavicle

From post- + clavicle.

Words that rhyme with postclavicle

Questions about postclavicle

What does postclavicle mean?
Postclavicle means a bone in the pectoral girdle of many fishes projecting backward from the clavicle.
What part of speech is postclavicle?
Postclavicle is a noun.
What is the plural of postclavicle?
The plural of postclavicle is postclavicles.

Words near postclavicle in the dictionary

  1. postcladistic
  2. postclass
  3. postclassic
  4. postclassical
  5. postclassically
  6. postclavicle
  7. postclavicles
  8. postclavicular
  9. postcleavage
  10. postcleithra
  11. postcleithral

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