shoulder girdle

American  

noun

1. pectoral girdle.

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Etymology

Origin of shoulder girdle

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

This theory has gained a lot of supportive evidence in the 150 years since both were proposed, but it cannot explain how the associated shoulder girdle evolved.

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

Now carefully remove the muscle from the ventral portion of the shoulder girdle, to expose the clavicles and coracoids.

From Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)