interscapularadj.n.
/ɪntəˈskapjʊlə/ Anatomy and Zoology.
A. adj.
Situated between the scapulæ or shoulder blades.
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spatulary1651
suprascapulary1693
scapular1713
interscapular1721
scapulary1785
suprascapular1797
infrascapular1855
interscapulary1900
1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Interscapular Cavities, are the hollow Places between the Shoulder Blade and the Vertebra's.
1834 J. Forbes tr. R. T. H. Laennec Treat. Dis. Chest (ed. 4) 43 It had lost three inches..in the interscapular region.
1874 E. Coues Birds Northwest 144 The interscapular region alone is ferrugineous.
B. n. in plural.
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The interscapular feathers.
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