coracoid Meaning, Definition & Usage

Cor"a*coid adjective

Etymology

Gr. ko`rax crow + e'i^dos form.

Definitions

1. Shaped like a crow's beak.
2. (Anat.) Pertaining to a bone of the shoulder girdle in most birds, reptiles, and amphibians, which is reduced to a process of the scapula in most mammals.

Cor"a*coid noun

Definitions

1. The coracoid bone or process.