English Explanatory Dictionary

epihyal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

epihyal epihyals

Etymology

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

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