epicoracoid, a. and n.
(ɛpɪˈkɒrəkɔɪd)
[f. epi- + coracoid.]
A. adj. The designation of a bone, or a pair of bones, found in reptiles, etc., and forming a continuation of the coracoid. B. n. The epicoracoid bone.
| 1839–47 Todd Cycl. Anat. III. 377/1 The epicoracoids..are wanting in the bird. 1873 Mivart Elem. Anat. iv. 158 An additional flat bone placed in front of the inner end of the coracoid called the epicoracoid. 1875 Blake Zool. 78 The clavicle is single, and, unlike that in the Monotremata, is not associated with an epicoracoid bone. |