Scapula (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural scap·u·las, scap·u·lae [skap-yuh-lee]. /ˈskæp yəˌli/.
  1. either of two flat, triangular bones, each forming the back part of a shoulder in humans; shoulder blade.
  2. a dorsal bone of the pectoral girdle.
noun plural -lae (-liː) or -las
  1. either of two large flat triangular bones, one on each side of the back part of the shoulder in man
  2. the corresponding bone in most vertebrates
Plural scapulae (skăpyə-lē′) scapulas
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