Definition
A small bone or projection at the tip of the coracoid bone, which is part of the shoulder skeleton in some animals.
Etymology
From Greek 'akron' (peak, tip) + 'korakoeides' (raven-like, referring to the coracoid bone's shape). The coracoid was named for its resemblance to a raven's beak. The prefix 'acro-' indicates this is a terminal or tip-like version of the structure.
Kelly Says
In birds and some reptiles, this tiny bone shows how evolution tinkers with skeletal architecture—it's a remnant structure that reveals the shared blueprint of vertebrate shoulders across millions of years of evolution.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አክሮኮራኮይድ
ak-ro-ko-ra-ko-id
ARالعربية
أكروكُورَاكُوَيد
ak-ro-ko-ra-koo-eid
BNবাংলা
এক্রোকোরাকোয়েইড
ek-ro-ko-ra-ko-eid
CACatalà
acrocoracoid
ak-ro-ko-ra-ko-id
CSČeština
acrocoracoid
ak-ro-ko-ra-ko-id
DADansk
acrocoracoid
ak-ro-ko-ra-ko-id
DEDeutsch
Acrocoracoid
ak-ro-ko-ra-ko-id
ELΕλληνικά
ακροκορακοειδής
ak-ro-ko-ra-ko-eidēs
ESEspañol
acrocoracoide
ak-ro-ko-ra-koi-deh
FAفارسی
اکروکوراکوئید
ak-ro-ko-ra-ko-eid
FISuomi
acrocoracoid
ak-ro-ko-ra-ko-id
FRFrançais
acrocoracoïde
ak-ro-ko-ra-ko-id
GUGU
અક્રોકોરકોઇડ
ak-ro-ko-ra-ko-id
HAHA
acrocoracoid
ak-ro-ko-ra-ko-id
HEעברית
אקרוקוראקואיד
a-kro-ko-ra-ko-aid
HIहिन्दी
एक्रोकोराकोइड
ek-ro-ko-ra-ko-id
HUMagyar
acrocoracoid
ak-ro-ko-ra-ko-id
IDBahasa Indonesia
acrocoracoid
ak-ro-ko-ra-ko-id
IGIG
acrocoracoid
ak-ro-ko-ra-ko-id
ITItaliano
acrocoracoide
ak-ro-ko-ra-koi-deh
JA日本語
アクロコラーコイド
akuro-korakoido
KKKK
ақрокоракоидты
ak-ro-ko-ra-koi-dty
KMKM
អក្រូកូរ៉ាកូអីដ
ak-ro-ko-ra-ko-id
KO한국어
아크로코라코이드
akuro-ko-ra-ko-ido
MRMR
अक्रोकोरॅकोइड
ak-ro-ko-ra-ko-id
MSBahasa Melayu
acrocoracoid
ak-ro-ko-ra-ko-id
MYမြန်မာ
အကြိုကောရောကောိုက်
a-kroe-ko-ra-ko-eit
NLNederlands
acrocoracoid
ak-ro-ko-ra-ko-id
NONorsk
acrocoracoid
ak-ro-ko-ra-ko-id
PAPA
ਅਕਰੋਕੋਰੇਕੋਇਡ
ak-ro-ko-ra-ko-id
PLPolski
acrocoracoid
ak-ro-ko-ra-ko-id
PTPortuguês
acrocoracoide
ak-ro-ko-ra-koi-deh
RORomână
acrocoracoid
ak-ro-ko-ra-ko-id
RUРусский
акрокоракоидный
akro-ko-ra-koi-dnyy
SLSlovenščina
akrokoraöíd
SVSvenska
acrocoracoid
ak-ro-ko-ra-ko-id
SWKiswahili
acrocoracoid
ak-ro-ko-ra-ko-id
TAதமிழ்
அக்ரோகோராகோயிட்
ak-ro-ko-ra-go-oid
TEతెలుగు
అక్రోకోరకోయిడ్
ak-ro-ko-ra-ko-yid
THไทย
แอคโครคอราโคइड
aek-kro-ko-ra-ko-id
TLTL
acrocoracoid
ak-ro-ko-ra-ko-id
TRTürkçe
acrocoracoid
ak-ro-ko-ra-ko-id
UKУкраїнська
акрокоракоїдний
akro-ko-ra-koi-dnyy
URاردو
اکروکوراکوئیڈ
ak-ro-ko-ra-ko-eid
VITiếng Việt
acrocoracoid
ak-ro-ko-ra-ko-id
YOYO
acrocoracoid
ak-ro-ko-ra-ko-id
ZH中文
acrocoracoid
ā-kè-lā-kē-ào-yè
ZUZU
acrocoracoid
ak-ro-ko-ra-ko-id