烏喙骨

Japanese
Kanji in this term
烏 喙 骨
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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)

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