PECTORAL GIRDLE
Dictionary entry overview: What does pectoral girdle mean? • PECTORAL GIRDLE (noun)
The noun PECTORAL GIRDLE has 1 sense:
1. a skeletal support to which the forelimbs of vertebrates are attached
Familiarity information: PECTORAL GIRDLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PECTORAL GIRDLE (noun)
Meaning:
A skeletal support to which the forelimbs of vertebrates are attached
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Hypernyms ("pectoral girdle" is a kind of...):
girdle (an encircling or ringlike structure)
Meronyms (parts of "pectoral girdle"):
pectoral arch; shoulder girdle (the bony arch formed by the collarbones and shoulder blades in humans)
Holonyms ("pectoral girdle" is a part of...):
appendicular skeleton (the part of the skeleton that includes the pectoral girdle and the pelvic girdle and the upper and lower limbs)
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