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supracleithrum

supracleithrum noun: a bone of the pectoral girdle situated dorsal to the cleithrum.

Noun

supracleithrum (plural supracleithra)

  1. A bone of the pectoral girdle situated dorsal to the cleithrum

Forms of supracleithrum

pluralsupracleithra

Origin of supracleithrum

From supra- + cleithrum.

Questions about supracleithrum

What does supracleithrum mean?
Supracleithrum means a bone of the pectoral girdle situated dorsal to the cleithrum.
What part of speech is supracleithrum?
Supracleithrum is a noun.
What is the plural of supracleithrum?
The plural of supracleithrum is supracleithra.

Words near supracleithrum in the dictionary

  1. supraclavicular
  2. supraclavicular nerve
  3. supraclavicular nerves
  4. supraclavicularly
  5. supracleithra
  6. supracleithrum
  7. supraclinical
  8. supraclinoid
  9. supracloacal
  10. supraclonal
  11. supraclypeal

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