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extrahyals

extrahyals is the plural of extrahyal.

Meaning of extrahyal

Noun

extrahyal (plural extrahyals)

  1. Cartilage outside the hyoid arch.
    • Outside of the deep internal visceral arches are the extravisceral cartilages. These may be divided into the labials of the mandibular arch, the extrahyals of the hyoid, and the extrabranchials of the branchial arches.1928, D. J. Frank, The elasmobranch fishes, page 67

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Questions about extrahyals

What is extrahyals the plural of?
Extrahyals is the plural of extrahyal.

Words near extrahyals in the dictionary

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  9. extrahypophyseal
  10. extrahypophysial
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