cotyle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Alternative form of kotyle (“cantharus, a kind of ancient Greek and Roman cup”).
A unit of Greek liquid measure.
Synonym of hemina (“a unit of Roman liquid measure”).
Synonym of acetabulum (“any of various cup-shaped joints, organs, or skin features in various animals”).

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cotyle cotyles cotylae cotylai cotyla

From Latin cotylē and Ancient Greek κοτύλη (kotúlē, “cup, half-pint”). Doublet of kotyle and kotylos.

hemina acetabulum

cotylar cotyliform cotyligerous cotyloid

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