supracleithrum
/ˌsuːprəˈklʌɪθrəm/ /ˌsjuːprəˈklʌɪθrəm/Zoology
noun
In some fishes and amphibians: a bone of the pectoral girdle situated dorsal to the cleithrum.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. From supra- + cleithrum, after German Supracleithrum.
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