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cor·a·coid
I. \ˈkȯrəˌkȯid\ adjective
Etymology: New Latin coracoides, from Greek korakoeidēs, literally, like a raven, from korak-, korax raven + -oeidēs -oid — more at raven
: relating to the coracoid bone or process
II. noun
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: a cartilage bone of the shoulder girdle of many vertebrates that extends from the scapula to or toward the sternum and is well-developed in most reptiles, in the birds and monotremes, but in the higher mammals including man is rudimentary and represented by the coracoid process of the scapula |