hyolaryngeal

H4Y4O1L1A1R1Y4N1G2E1A1L1

adjective

Relating to the hyolarynx (the hyoid bone and the larynx)

OriginEnglish laryngeal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← New Latin laryngeus →
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Meanings

adjectivehyolaryngeal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to the hyolarynx (the hyoid bone and the larynx)

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὗ (hû)
  2. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  4. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  5. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  6. Ancient Greekῡ̔οειδής (hūoeidḗs)
  7. Latinhȳoīdēs
  8. Frenchhyoïde
  9. Englishhyoid
  10. Englishhyo-
  11. Ancient Greekλᾰ́ρῠγξ (lắrŭnx)
  12. Latinlarynx
  13. New Latinlaryngeus
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Englishlaryngeal
  17. Englishhyolaryngeal

From hyo- + laryngeal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hyolaryngeal

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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