scapholunar

1 of 2

adjective

scapho·​lunar

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: relating to or composed of the navicular and lunar bones of the carpus

scapholunar

2 of 2

noun

"

: a bone in the carpus of many carnivorous mammals that is made up of the fused navicular and lunar

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

scaph- + lunar

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Rhymes for scapholunar

• semilunar
• lacunar
• lunar
• schooner
• sooner
• spooner
• tuner