Word Meanings - POSTSCAPULA - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The part of the scapula behind or below the spine, or mesoscapula.

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• SPINEL; SPINELLE
  A mineral occuring in octahedrons of great hardness and various colors, as red, green, blue, brown, and black, the red variety being the gem spinel ruby. It consist essentially of alumina and magnesia, but commonly contains iron and sometimes also
• SPINED
  Furnished with spines; spiny.
• SPINEL
  Bleached yarn in making the linen tape called inkle; unwrought inkle. Knight.
• SCAPULARY
  See A
• SPINE-TAILED
  Having the tail quills ending in sharp, naked tips. Spine- tailed swift. See Spinetail .
• SPINE-FINNED
  Having fine supported by spinous fin rays; -- said of certain fishes.
• SPINETED
  Slit; cleft.
• SPINELESS
  Having no spine.
• SPINEBACK
  A fish having spines in, or in front of, the dorsal fins.
• MESOSCAPULAR
  Of or pertaining to the mesoscapula.
• BELOWT
  To treat as a lout; to talk abusively to. Camden.
• SPINESCENCE
  The state or quality of being spinescent or spiny; also, a spiny growth or covering, as of certain animals.
• MESOSCAPULA
  A process from the middle of the scapula in some animals; the spine of the scapula.
• SPINEBILL
  Any species of Australian birds of the genus Acanthorhynchus. They are related to the honey eaters.
• SCAPULA
  The principal bone of the shoulder girdle in mammals; the shoulder blade.
• BEHIND
  1. At the back part; in the rear. "I shall not lag behind." Milton. 2. Toward the back part or rear; backward; as, to look behind. 3. Not yet brought forward, produced, or exhibited to view; out of sight; remaining. We can not be sure that there
• BEHINDHAND
  1. In arrears financially; in a state where expenditures have exceeded the receipt of funds. 2. In a state of backwardness, in respect to what is seasonable or appropriate, or as to what should have been accomplished; not equally forward with some
• BELOW
  1. Under, or lower in place; beneath not so high; as, below the moon; below the knee. Shak. 2. Inferior to in rank, excellence, dignity, value, amount, price, etc.; lower in quality. "One degree below kings." Addison. 3. Unworthy of; unbefitting;
• SCAPULAR; SCAPULARY
  A bandage passing over the shoulder to support it, or to retain another bandage in place. (more info) A loose sleeveless vestment falling in front and behind, worn by certain religious orders and devout persons. The name given to two pieces of
• SPINE
  A sharp appendage to any of a plant; a thorn. A rigid and sharp projection upon any part of an animal. One of the rigid and undivided fin rays of a fish. (more info) cf. OF. espine, F. épine. Cf. Spike, Spinet a musical instrument,
• PRESCAPULA
  The part of the scapula in front of, or above, the spine, or mesoscapula.
• SUBSCAPULAR; SUBSCAPULARY
  Situated beneath the scapula; infrascapular; as, the subscapular muscle.
• INFRASCAPULAR
  Beneath the scapula, or shoulder blade; subscapular.
• POSTSCAPULA
  The part of the scapula behind or below the spine, or mesoscapula.
• INTERSCAPULAR
  Between the scapulæ or shoulder blades.
• FURBELOW
  A plaited or gathered flounce on a woman's garment.
• PRESCAPULAR
  Of or pertaining to the prescapula; supraspinous.