suprascapula
/ˌsuːprəˈskapjʊlə/ /ˌsjuːprəˈskapjʊlə/Zoology
noun
In fishes and some amphibians and reptiles: a bone or cartilage in the upper or anterior part of the pectoral girdle.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Richard Owen (1804–1892), comparative anatomist and palaeontologist. From supra- + scapula.