cotyloid Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite of the cup-shaped socket that receives the head of the thigh bone
    acetabular; cotyloidal.

WordNet

Cot"y*loid adjective
Etymology
Cotyle + -oid
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) (a) Shaped like a cup; as, the cotyloid cavity, which receives the head of the thigh bone. (b) Pertaining to a cotyloid cavity; as, the cotyloid ligament, or notch.

Webster 1913