English Explanatory Dictionary

glossohyal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The tongue bone, specifically the lingual plate, which is a dermal toothed bone that covers or fuses with the basihyal.

Word forms

glossohyal glossohyals

Etymology

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

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