hypercoracoid Ichthyol.
(-ˈkɒrəkɔɪd)
[f. hyper- 6 + coracoid.]
The upper of the two bones forming the shoulder-girdle in typical fishes, with which the fin-rays articulate; the scapula.
| 1876 Johnson's New Univ. Cycl. (N.Y.) II. 1079/1 Hypercoracoid..the upper bone opposed to the inner surface of the great scapular cincture of the typical fishes. |