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Meaning of supracleithrum in English:

supracleithrum

noun

Zoology

  • In some fishes and amphibians: a bone of the pectoral girdle situated dorsal to the cleithrum.

Pronunciation

supracleithrum

/ˌsuːprəˈklʌɪθrəm/ /ˌsjuːprəˈklʌɪθrəm/

Origin

Early 20th century; earliest use found in Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. From supra- + cleithrum, after German Supracleithrum.