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coracoid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.81 in modern English

Syllables
cora-coid
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Part of the scapula that projects towards the sternum in mammals; the coracoid process

noun

A small bone linking the scapula and sternum in birds, reptiles and some other vertebrates

adj

hooked like the beak of a crow

adj

Relating to the coracoid process

Etymology

From Latin corax + -oid.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

coracoids (plural)

Derived Forms

acrocoracohumeral acrocoracoid acromiocoracoid coracoidal costocoracoid ectocoracoid endocoracoid epicoracoid hypercoracoid hypocoracoid intercoracoid mesocoracoid

Phrases

coracoid ligament coracoid process coraco-

Frequently Paired Words

coraco-

Synonyms

coracoideum

Questions

What does coracoid mean?
Part of the scapula that projects towards the sternum in mammals; the coracoid process
Where does coracoid come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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