noun
either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings (Freq. 2)
• Syn: ↑scapula, ↑shoulder bone
• Part Holonyms: ↑endoskeleton, ↑shoulder, ↑shoulder joint, ↑articulatio humeri
• Part Meronyms: ↑glenoid fossa, ↑glenoid cavity, ↑acromion, ↑acromial process
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noun, pl ⋯ blades [count]
: one of the two flat, triangular bones of the shoulder that are located in the upper back — called also scapula
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either of the two large flat bones at the top of the back
Useful english dictionary. 2012.