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hyo-

hyo- prefix: u-shaped.

Prefix (1)

hyo-

  1. U-shaped
  2. hyoid; the hyoid bone or arch

Prefix (2)

hyo-

  1. pig (attributive)

Origin of hyo-

From hyoid.

From Ancient Greek ὗς (hûs) "pig".

Words formed from hyo-

  • hyopneumoniae

Questions about hyo-

What does hyo- mean?
Hyo- means u-shaped.
What part of speech is hyo-?
Hyo- is a prefix.

Words near hyo- in the dictionary

  1. Hyneses
  2. hynobiid
  3. hynobiids
  4. Hynson
  5. Hynsons
  6. hyo-
  7. hyobranchia
  8. hyobranchial
  9. hyobranchium
  10. hyocephalid
  11. hyocephalids

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