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shoulder blade

shoul·der blade (plural shoul·der blades)


noun 
Definition:
 
bone in back of shoulder: either one of two large flat triangular bones over the upper outer parts of the ribs at the top of the back that joins with the upper arm bone.
Technical name  scapula (sense 1)


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