extrahyal

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adjective

Outside the hyoid arch.

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Meanings

adjectiveextrahyal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOutside the hyoid arch.
nounextrahyal (plural extrahyals)

plural extrahyals

  1. Cartilage outside the hyoid arch.

    Outside of the deep internal visceral arches are the extravisceral cartilages. These may be divided into the labials of the mandibular arch, the extrahyals of the hyoid, and the extrabranchials of the branchial arches.

    1928, D. J. Frank, The elasmobranch fishes, page 67

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
extrahyoid

Origin

extra- + hyal

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APA

extrahyal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extrahyal

MLA

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Chicago

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