scapular adjective. ['skapjʊlǝ] L17.
[from SCAPULA + -AR¹.]
1. Ornithology. Designating a shoulder feather. L17.

2. Anatomy & Zoology. Of or pertaining to the scapula. E18.
scapular arch Zoology the part of the pectoral girdle formed by the scapulae and coracoids.

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scapular noun. ['skapjʊlǝ] L15.
[Late Latin scapulare, from SCAPULA shoulder: see -AR¹.]
1. Ecclesiastical.
a. A monastic cloak consisting of a piece of cloth covering the shoulders and extending in front and behind almost to the feet, which forms part of the regular habit of certain religious orders. L15.
b. A symbol of affiliation to a religious order, consisting of two small rectangles of woollen cloth, joined by tapes passing over the shoulders. M19.

2. Medicine. = SCAPULARY noun 2. Long rare or obsolete. M18.

3. Ornithology. Any feather covering the shoulder, above the place where the wing joins the body. Usu. in pl. M18.

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