CORONOID

Adjective

coronoid (not comparable)

(anatomy) Shaped like the beak of a crow.

Noun

coronoid (plural coronoids)

(anatomy) A slender bone that forms part of the lower jaw of primitive vertebrates.

(organic chemistry) Any polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon derived from coronene.

Source: Wiktionary


Cor"o*noid (kr"-noid), a. Etym: [Gr. -oid: cf. F. corono.] (Anat.)

Definition: Resembling the beak of a crow; as, the coronoid process of the jaw, or of the ulna.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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