hyoid

About 0.47 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Shaped like a U, or like the letter upsilon (υ).

   This stick has a hyoid shape.

2. adjective Of or pertaining to the hyoid bone.
3. noun Ellipsis of hyoid bone.
4. noun A curved line resembling the English uppercase letter U.

Similar words

hyoid bone os hyoideum sterno omo mylo thyro hyenoid hypural aulodont obomegoid

Often followed by

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