Cotyloid

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Shaped like a cup.
  2. 2
    Relating to a cotyloid cavity.

    "the cotyloid gland"

Adjective
  1. 1
    of the cup-shaped socket that receives the head of the thigh bone wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
acetabularacetabularcotyloidal

Etymology

From cotyle + -oid.

Related phrases

cotyloid cavity

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