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hyoides.

U-shaped; hyoid

7 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[hyː.oˈiː.deːs]Classical-Latin[i.oˈiː.des]

  1. U-shaped; hyoid

    Greek-type · declension-3 · one-termination
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῡ̔οειδής (hūoeidḗs, “shaped like the letter "υ"”), from ὖ (û) + -ο- (-o-) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like, -oid”). Doublet of hȳoīdeus.

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