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Rarehyoid
The correct spelling is hyoid.
How to pronounce hyoid
noun
IPA: /ˈhaɪɔɪd/
Say it like: Eeo-yd
The correct spelling is hyoid. The hyoid bone. For example: "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"
Usage Examples
“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”
“1969: The hyoid bone in her throat flutters as if discharging some subvocal rosary. — JG Ballard, The Atrocity Exhibition”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The hyoid bone.
adjective
- 1.Shaped like a U, or like the letter upsilon; specifically, designating a bone or group of bones supporting the tongue.
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