hyoid

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hyoid

/ˈhaɪ.ɔɪd/

Rhymes with -aɪɔɪd

Where it comes from

Borrowing from French hyoïde, from New Latin hȳoīdēs, from Ancient Greek ῡ̔οειδής (hūoeidḗs, “shaped like the letter "υ"”), from ὖ (û, “the Greek letter upsilon”) + -ο- (-o-) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like, -oid”).

adjective

not comparable Shaped like a U, or like the letter upsilon (υ). This stick has a hyoid shape.
Similar: U-shaped
not comparable, relational Of or pertaining to the hyoid bone.
Similar: hyoidal, hyoideal, hyoidean

noun hyoids

abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of hyoid bone the vulture, relinquishing its title, surely in natural justice gave me a right to this femur, this curiously distorted hyoid?
A curved line resembling the English uppercase letter U.

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@misc{hyoid_2026,
  title = {hyoid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hyoid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}