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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A union of several vertebræ (at least three) in the anterior part of the thoracic region in certain large cretaceous pterodactyls. The ends of the scapulæ rest against the neural spines of these vertebræ, thus making an unusually firm support for the wing.

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