scapula

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noun

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

Similar
shoulder bladeshoulder bone
OriginLate Latin scapula →
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Meanings

nounscapula (plural scapulae or scapulas or (archaic) scapulæ)

plural scapulae · plural scapulas · archaic plural scapulæ

  1. anatomyEither of the two large, flat, bones forming the back of the shoulder.

    Synonyms: shoulder blade

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
shoulder blade

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
shoulder bladeshoulder bone
Broader
boneos
Also see
shoulder bladeshoulder bone

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Late Latinscapula“shoulder”
  2. Englishscapula

From Late Latin scapula (“shoulder”).

More words from Late Latin

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

pascual
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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