acrocoracoid

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noun

A dorsal expansion of the coracoid bone which completes the opening for the triosseal canal.

OriginEnglish coracoid ← Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́κρος (ắkros) ← Proto-Hellenic [Term?] →
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Meanings

nounacrocoracoid (plural acrocoracoids)

plural acrocoracoids

  1. anatomyA dorsal expansion of the coracoid bone which completes the opening for the triosseal canal.
adjectiveacrocoracoid (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to this extension.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱrós
  3. Proto-Hellenic[Term?]
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓́κρος (ắkros)
  5. Englishacro-
  6. Englishcoracoid
  7. Englishacrocoracoid

From acro- + coracoid.

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APA

acrocoracoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acrocoracoid

MLA

“acrocoracoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acrocoracoid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acrocoracoid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acrocoracoid.

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