postclavicularadj.
/ˌpəʊs(t)kləˈvɪkjᵿlə/, /ˌpəʊs(t)klaˈvɪkjᵿlə/, U.S. /ˌpoʊs(t)kləˈvɪkjələr/ Ichthyology.
Situated behind the clavicle; of the nature of or forming a postclavicle.
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furcular?1541
supraclavicular1823
clavicular1824
interclavicular1828
infraclavicular1843
postclavicular1870
1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life 44 The clavicle overlaps a postclavicular bar consisting of two bones.
1923 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 211 119 Psettodes has quite a different balance to begin with; the absence of pubic bars, presence of post-clavicular bars, caudal region with homocercal plate, [etc.].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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