烏喙骨

烏喙骨

Japanese

Kanji in this term
烏	喙	骨
う Jinmeiyō	かい Hyōgaiji	こつ Grade: 6
goon	kan’on

Etymology

烏喙 (“crow beak”) +‎ 骨 (“bone”), calque of New Latin os coracoīdeum

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
• (Tokyo) うか​いこつ [ùkáꜜìkòtsù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝka̠iko̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

烏(う)喙(かい)骨(こつ) • (ukaikotsu) 

1. Synonym of 烏口骨 (ukōkotsu, “a coracoid”) (small bone linking the scapula and sternum in birds, reptiles and some other vertebrates)

See also

• 烏(う)喙(かい)突(とっ)起(き) (ukai tokki)