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hyoid: Details

Extended reference for the word hyoid.

Synonyms

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

Common Misspellings

No commonly recorded misspellings for this word.