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Adjective: coracoid  'kor-u,koyd [N. Amer], 'kó-ru,koyd [Brit]
  1. Pertaining to a bone or process of the shoulder girdle in most vertebrates, which is reduced to a process of the scapula in most mammals
    "the coracoid process in human anatomy"
     
  2. Shaped like a crow's beak; hook-shaped
    "the coracoid process of the scapula"
Noun: coracoid  'kor-u,koyd [N. Amer], 'kó-ru,koyd [Brit]
  1. A bone or process in the shoulder region of vertebrates, particularly prominent in birds
    "The coracoid plays a crucial role in the flight mechanism of birds"

Derived forms: coracoids

Encyclopedia: Coracoid