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ceratohyoid

ceratohyoid noun: a horny part of the hyoid bone that connects it to the epihyoid.

Noun

ceratohyoid (plural ceratohyoids)

  1. A horny part of the hyoid bone that connects it to the epihyoid
    • The ceratohyoid is slender and it is thickened toward both the proximal and distal extremities.2015 August 6, “A New Late Miocene Odobenid (Mammalia: Carnivora) from Hokkaido, Japan Suggests Rapid Diversification of Basal Miocene Odobenids”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of ceratohyoid

pluralceratohyoids

Origin of ceratohyoid

From cerato- + hyoid.

Questions about ceratohyoid

What does ceratohyoid mean?
Ceratohyoid means a horny part of the hyoid bone that connects it to the epihyoid.
What part of speech is ceratohyoid?
Ceratohyoid is a noun.
What is the plural of ceratohyoid?
The plural of ceratohyoid is ceratohyoids.

Words near ceratohyoid in the dictionary

  1. ceratodontiform
  2. ceratodontiforms
  3. ceratoglossus
  4. ceratohyal
  5. ceratohyals
  6. ceratohyoid
  7. ceratohyoids
  8. ceratoid
  9. ceratomania
  10. ceratomorph
  11. ceratomorphs

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