pectoral girdle

1. 1.

   a skeletal support to which the forelimbs of vertebrates are attached

   Broadergirdle

   Part ofappendicular skeleton

   Partsshoulder girdle

Questions about pectoral girdle

What does pectoral girdle mean?

pectoral girdle means "a skeletal support to which the forelimbs of vertebrates are attached".

Is pectoral girdle a common word?

pectoral girdle is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.