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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INTERSCAPULAR

a.[L. inter and scapula, the shoulder-blade. ] Situated between the shoulders.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INTERSCAPULAR

INTERSCAPULAR In `ter *scap "u *lar, a.

 

1. (Anat. )

 

Defn: Between the scapulæ or shoulder blades.

 

2. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Pertaining to the upper back, or the part between the shoulders; as, the interscapular feathers.

 

INTERSCAPULARS

INTERSCAPULARS In `ter *scap "u *lars, n. pl. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The interscapular feathers of a bird.