coracoid

Noun

cor=a=coid

CIDE DICTIONARY

coracoid, a. [Gr. ; ko`rax crow + e'i^dos form.].

Shaped like a crow's beak. [1913 Webster]
Pertaining to a bone of the shoulder girdle in most birds, reptiles, and amphibians, which is reduced to a process of the scapula in most mammals. [1913 Webster]

coracoid, n.

The coracoid bone or process. [1913 Webster]

coracoid, n. (in full coracoid process) a short projection from the shoulder-blade in vertebrates.

Etymology

mod.L coracoides f. Gk korakoeides raven-like f. korax -akos raven