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.
- metabolous
- metaboly
- metaborate
- metaboric acid
- metabotropic
- metabranchial
- metacarpal
- metacarpophalangeal
- metacarpus
- metacenter
- metacentre
- metacentric
- metacercaria
- metacercarial
- metacharacter
- metachemistry
- metachromasia
- metachromatic
- metachromatic leukodystrophy
- metachromatism
- metachrome
- metachromism
- metachronal
- metachronism
- metachronous