scaphoid Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite shaped like a boat
    navicular.

WordNet

Scaph"oid adjective
Etymology
Gr. a boat + -oid: cf. F. scaphoïde.
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) Resembling a boat in form; boat-shaped. -- n. The scaphoid bone.

Webster 1913