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Definition: EPICLEIDIUM

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A projection, formed by a separate ossification, at the scapular end of the clavicle of many birds.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Epicleidium" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Epicleidium \Ep`i*clei"di*um\, noun. [New Latin expression, from the Greek expression 'epi` upon little key.]. (references)

Definition: EPICLEIDIUM

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. A projection, formed by a separate ossification, at the scapular end of the clavicle of many birds.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "EPICLEIDIUM" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Epicleidium \Ep`i*clei"di*um\, noun. [New Latin expression, from the Greek expression 'epi` upon little key.]. (references)