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Scapulas

Scapula \Scap"u*la\ (sk[a^]p"[-u]*l[.a]), n.; pl. L. Scapul[ae], E. Scapulas. [L.]

  1. (Anat.) The principal bone of the shoulder girdle in mammals; the shoulder blade.

  2. (Zo["o]l.) One of the plates from which the arms of a crinoid arise.

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scapulas

alt. (plural of scapula English) n. (plural of scapula English)

Usage examples of "scapulas".

He cautioned me, however, to abandon the practice once I matriculated, lest it lead me into scandal, fistula, or logical realism-the philosophy of Maios and Scapulas, which Max declared to be as favored by pederasts as was solipsism by masturbators.

Even so are the sayings of Maios known to us only through the dialogues of his pupil Scapulas, and the deeds of Enos Enoch through the reminiscences (by no means indiscrepant) of his protégés.

Some even bore what looked like vestigial wings sprouting from where the scapulas would be on a human.

Metatarsals, scapulas, and patellas traced bizarre mosaics across the ceiling.