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Scapular


SCAP'ULAR, adjective [Latin scapularis.] Pertaining to the shoulder, or to the scapula; as the scapular arteries.

SCAP'ULAR, noun [supra.]

1. In anatomy, the name of two pairs of arteries, and as many veins.

2. In ornithology, a feather which springs from the shoulder of the wing, and lies along the side of the back.