| n. | 1. | (Anat.) The principal bone of the shoulder girdle in mammals; the shoulder blade. |
| 2. | (Zool.) One of the plates from which the arms of a crinoid arise. |
| Noun | 1. | scapula - either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings Synonyms: shoulder blade, shoulder bone |
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