scapolite ite (skapolit)

[ in silica. IMG:content-0236.png:[merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small] scape2.] 1. In an at., the shoulder-blade, or blade-bone, or omoplate. It is the proximal element of the pectoral or scapular arch of vertebrates, especially of higher vertebrates, in Sc gl Co hp 5377 the posterior wing of the scapula. Also scapu larium. See parapsis1. (c) A shoulder-tippet, or shoulder-cover. See patagium (c). (d) A trochanter of the fore leg. Kirby. - Dorsal is scapulæ, the dorsal scapular artery (which see, under scapular ).- Scapula acce or i a, in ornith., the os hum eros capul are, a small sesamoid bone developed about the shoulder-joint of many birds. scapulacromial (skap"ū-la-krō'mi-al), a. [