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scapulae

scapulae is the plural of scapula.

Meaning of scapula

Noun

scapula (plural scapulae or scapulas or (archaic) scapulæ)

  1. Either of the two large, flat, bones forming the back of the shoulder.
    Synonyms:
    shoulder blade

Forms of scapulae

alternative formscapulas

Phrases with scapulae

Questions about scapulae

What is scapulae the plural of?
Scapulae is the plural of scapula.

Words near scapulae in the dictionary

  1. scapteromyines
  2. scaption
  3. scaptions
  4. scapula
  5. scapulacoracoid
  6. scapulae
  7. scapulalgia
  8. scapulalgias
  9. scapular
  10. scapular winging
  11. scapularies

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Adapted from Wiktionary: scapulae (page history and authors); scapula (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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