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hyoideus.

hyoid

8 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[hyː.oˈiː.de.ʊs]Classical-Latin[i.oˈiː.de.us]

  1. hyoid

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2 · relational
Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek ῡ̔οειδής (hūoeidḗs, “shaped like the letter "υ"”) + -eus (adjectival suffix), from ὖ (û, “Greek letter upsilon”) + -ο- (-o-, “-like, -oid”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs). Doublet of hȳoīdēs.

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