shoulder girdle
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of shoulder girdle
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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The shoulder girdle -- the configuration of bones and muscles that in humans support the movement of the arms -- is a classic example of an evolutionary 'novelty'.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2023
Still, he cautions, knocking out this gene in another bird probably isn’t enough to produce such flight—this adaptation likely required several steps, including the changes in the shoulder girdle.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 24, 2023
With the bowl of the spoon, I dig into the spaces more deeply, in between my toes and metatarsals and shoulder girdle.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 23, 2020
Its shoulder girdle was also aligned with the action of gravity, allowing it to better move its massive weight.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2019
The breast bone was large and keeled, as in most birds and in bats, and the shoulder girdle is strikingly similar to that of ordinary birds.
From Lectures on Evolution by Thomas Henry Huxley
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