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The principal bone of the shoulder girdle in mammals; the shoulder blade.

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  1. n. The principal bone of the shoulder girdle in mammals; the shoulder blade.
  2. n. One of the plates from which the arms of a crinoid arise.
  3. n. either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings
  4. 1. (Anat.) The principal bone of the shoulder girdle in mammals; the shoulder blade. 2. (Zoöl.) One of the plates from which the arms of a crinoid arise.
  5. The principal bone of the shoulder girdle in mammals; theshoulder blade.
  6. n:100 n. either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings