postclavicle

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noun

A bone in the pectoral girdle of many fishes projecting backward from the clavicle.

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Meanings

nounpostclavicle (plural postclavicles)

plural postclavicles

  1. anatomyA bone in the pectoral girdle of many fishes projecting backward from the clavicle.

Origin

From post- + clavicle.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with postclavicle

clavicleinterclaviclesupraclavicle
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Cite this entry
APA

postclavicle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postclavicle

MLA

“postclavicle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postclavicle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postclavicle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postclavicle.

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