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scapula

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Either of the two large, flat, bones forming the back of the shoulder.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: shoulder blade, shoulder bone

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bone, os

History

Etymology

From Late Latin scapula (“shoulder”).