pectoral girdle
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Noun (1)
- a skeletal support to which the forelimbs of vertebrates are attachedType of girdlePart of appendicular skeletonParts shoulder girdle, pectoral arch
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Pectoral arch, Pectoral girdle
Anatomy, the two or more bony or cartilaginous pieces of the vertebrate skeleton to which the fore limbs are articulated; the shoulder girdle. In man it consists of two bones, the scapula and clavicle, on each side.
From the entry Pectoral.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54