interclavicle Anat.
(ɪntəˈklævɪk(ə)l)
[f. inter- 3 + clavicle.]
A T-shaped or rod-like dermal bony plate lying on the under side of the sternum and attached to the clavicles, in lizards, crocodiles, and the lower mammals.
| 1870 Rolleston Anim. Life 36 Those ‘parosteal’ bones which are developed from the skin..and form the important bones known as ‘clavicle’ and ‘interclavicle’. 1881 Mivart Cat 470 There are no epicoracoids or interclavicle. |