Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A median ossification developed in connection with the coracoscapular cartilages of a batrachian, supposed to represent the interclavicle of some other animals. See also cut under
interclavicle .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The anterior element of the sternum which projects forward from between the clavicles in many batrachians and is usually tipped with cartilage.
- noun In many mammals, an interarticular cartilage, or bone, between the sternum and the clavicle.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun anatomy The
anterior element of thesternum which projects forward from between theclavicles in manybatrachians and is usually tipped withcartilage . - noun anatomy In many
mammals , aninterarticular cartilage , orbone , between thesternum and theclavicle .
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
omo- + sternum
Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word omosternum.
Examples
-
There is a pre-omosternum (o. st.) and a post-omosternum, sometimes termed a xiphisternum (x.).
-
Next: Blomberg's toad and its omosternum-bearing buddies.
-
Blomberg's toad and its omosternum-bearing buddies: Tetrapod Zoology
-
Blomberg's toad and its omosternum-bearing buddies: Tetrapod Zoology
-
Blomberg's toad and its omosternum-bearing buddies: Tetrapod Zoology
-
Blomberg's toad and its omosternum-bearing buddies: Tetrapod Zoology
-
Blomberg's toad and its omosternum-bearing buddies: Tetrapod Zoology
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.