Scapula \Scap"u*la\ (sk[a^]p"[-u]*l[.a]), n.; pl. L.
{Scapul[ae]}, E. {Scapulas}. [L.]
1. (Anat.) The principal bone of the shoulder girdle in
mammals; the shoulder blade.
2. (Zo["o]l.) One of the plates from which the arms of a
crinoid arise.