coracoid

cor·a·coid  (kôr-koid, kr-)

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.

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[New Latin coracods, from Greek korakoeids, ravenlike : korax, korak-, raven + -oeids, -oid.]

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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]