interclavicle

American  

[in-ter-klav-i-kuhl] / ˌɪn tərˈklæv ɪ kəl /

noun

Zoology.

1. a median membrane bone developed between the collarbones, or in front of the breastbone, in many vertebrates.

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interclavicle British  

/ ˌɪntəkləˈvɪkjʊlə, ˌɪntəˈklævɪkəl /

noun

1. a membrane bone between and beneath the clavicles, present in some fossil amphibians, all reptiles except snakes, and monotremes

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Other Word Forms

• interclavicular adjective

Etymology

Origin of interclavicle

First recorded in 1865–70; inter- + clavicle

Example Sentences

The interclavicle is absent from all mammals except Echidna and Ornithorhynchus.

From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.

In Crocodiles it is a cartilage to which the sternal ribs unite; and upon its front portion a flat knife-like bone called the interclavicle is placed.

From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.

There are short lateral processes at the point where the interclavicle was overlapped by the clavicles, but we cannot be sure of the extent of this bone anteriorly or posteriorly.

From A New Order of Fishlike Amphibia From the Pennsylvanian of Kansas by Eaton, Theodore H. (Theodore Hildreth)

Right scapulocoracoid in external view, showing part of interclavicle, and position occupied by clavicle.

From A New Order of Fishlike Amphibia From the Pennsylvanian of Kansas by Eaton, Theodore H. (Theodore Hildreth)

The posterior end of the interclavicle lies in contact with the right scapulocoracoid.

From A New Order of Fishlike Amphibia From the Pennsylvanian of Kansas by Eaton, Theodore H. (Theodore Hildreth)