English
Etymology
From F. hyoïde, from modern L. hyoides, from AGr. polytonic|�οειδή� �shaped like the letter polytonic|��.
Pronunciation
IPA|/�haɪ�ɪd/
Adjective
en-adj
- Shaped like a U, or like the letter upsilon; specifically, designating a bone or group of bones supporting the tongue.
#*1969: The hyoid bone in her throat flutters as if discharging some subvocal rosary. � JG Ballard, The Atrocity Exhibition
Noun
en-noun
- The hyoid bone.
#*1973: the vulture, relinquishing its title, surely in natural justice gave me a right to this femur, this curiously distorted hyoid? � Patrick O'Brian, HMS Surprise
io:hyoid
vi:hyoid
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