supraclavicle Anat. and Zool.
(-ˈklævɪk(ə)l)
Also in L. form ˌsupraclaˈvicula.
[See supra- 1 c and clavicle1.]
A superior bone of the scapular arch in some fishes, above the clavicle.
| 1873 Mivart Elem. Anat. 162 In bony Fishes, where the clavicles..may not only be provided with a distinct inter⁓clavicle, but also each with a distinct portion above—the supra-clavicle. 1880 Günther Fishes iii. 59 The scapular..arch is suspended from the skull by the (suprascapula) post⁓temporal..Then follows the (scapula) supraclavicula. 1888 Rolleston & Jackson Anim. Life 416 The Ganoidei and Teleostei have investing bones known as supra-clavicle, clavicle, inter-clavicle, and post-clavicle. |