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epihyal

epihyal adjective: related to the segment located above the ceratohyal of the hyoid arch.

Adjective

epihyal (not comparable)

  1. Related to the segment located above the ceratohyal of the hyoid arch.

Noun

epihyal (plural epihyals)

  1. A segment immediately above the ceratohyal in the hyoid arch. It is many animals, from fish to mammals and reptiles.

Forms of epihyal

pluralepihyals

Origin of epihyal

From epi- + -hyal, from Ancient Greek ὖ (û, “the letter upsilon”).

Questions about epihyal

What does epihyal mean?
Epihyal means related to the segment located above the ceratohyal of the hyoid arch.
What part of speech is epihyal?
Epihyal can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near epihyal in the dictionary

  1. epihalohydrin
  2. epihalohydrins
  3. epiheveadride
  4. epiheveadrides
  5. EPIHL
  6. epihyal
  7. epihyals
  8. epihyoid
  9. epihyoideum
  10. epiiodohydrin
  11. epiiodohydrins

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