cor·a·coid (kôr  -koid , k r-)n. 1. A bony process projecting from the scapula toward the sternum in mammals. 2. A beak-shaped bone articulating with the scapula and sternum in most lower vertebrates, such as birds and reptiles. adj. Of, relating to, or resembling a coracoid. [New Latin coraco  d s, from Greek korakoeids, ravenlike : korax, korak-, raven + -oeids, -oid.] |
coracoid [ˈkɒrəˌkɔɪd]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a paired ventral bone of the pectoral girdle in vertebrates. In mammals it is reduced to a peg (the coracoid process) on the scapula
[from New Latin coracoīdēs, from Greek korakoeidēs like a raven, curved like a raven's beak, from korax raven]
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