I. nə-ˈvi-kyə-lər adjective
Etymology: Middle English naviculare, from Latin navicula boat, diminutive of navis
Date: 15th century
1. : shaped like a boat
a navicular bone
2. : of, relating to, or involving a navicular bone
navicular disease
II. noun
Etymology: New Latin ( os ) naviculare a navicular bone
Date: 1816
: a navicular bone:
a. : one situated on the big-toe side of the tarsus in humans — called also scaphoid
b. : scaphoid 2
c. : one situated in the hoof of a horse behind the coffin bone