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epihyoid

adjective

Above the hyoid bone

Scrabble 17

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Meanings

adjectiveepihyoid (not comparable)

not comparableanatomyAbove the hyoid bone

Origin

From epi- + hyoid.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with epihyoid

hyoid ceratioid geniohyoid geomyoid infrahyoid mnioid mylohyoid myoid omohyoid petrohyoid posthyoid pyoid saccomyoid sternohyoid stylohyoid suprahyoid thyrohyoid tympanohyoid

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APA

epihyoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epihyoid

MLA

“epihyoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epihyoid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epihyoid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epihyoid.

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