Cotyla

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cotyla \Cot"y*la\ (k?t"?-l?), Cotyle \Cot"y*le\ (k?t"?-l?), n.
     [Gr. ??? anything hollow, cup of a joint, small meassure: cf.
     L. cotyla a measure.] (Anat.)
     A cuplike cavity or organ. Same as {Acetabulum}.
     [1913 Webster]