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From style or stylus + -oid (“-like, resembling”). Compare Ancient Greek στῡλοειδής (stūloeidḗs).
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styloid
Today it means: Resembling a stylus or pen. Full definition →
Today it means: Resembling a stylus or pen. Full definition →
From style or stylus + -oid (“-like, resembling”). Compare Ancient Greek στῡλοειδής (stūloeidḗs).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.