scaptonx

[Gr. skaptō -to dig, and onyx = a claw.] Zoology: A genus of Talpide, with one species, Scaptonyx fuscicaudatus, from North China. It is about two and a half inches long, with thick, soft blue-black fur; tail about an inch and a half long. Nothing is known of its habits; in external character it resembles Urotrichus (q. v.), but it has the dentition of Talpa. scăp'-u-la, s [Lat.] 1. Anat .: One of the two bones, the other being the clavicle, which together form the pectoral arch or shoulder girdle. The scapula constitutes its posterior part. It is placed upon the upper and back part of the thorax, is articulated with the outer end of the clavicle, and has suspended from it the humerus (q.v.). ( Quain .) 2. Zool .: The row of plates in the cup of crinoids, giving origin to the arms.