SCAPULA

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Scap″u‐la (skăp″ū̍‐lȧ), n.; pl. L. Scapulæ (#), E. Scapulas (#). [] 1. 1. (Anat.) The principal bone of the shoulder girdle in mammals; the shoulder blade.
2. 2. (Zoöl.) One of the plates from which the arms of a crinoid arise.