petrohyoid

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adjective

Pertaining to the petrous, or periotic, portion of the skull and the hyoid arch.

“the petrohyoid muscles of the frog”

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Meanings

adjectivepetrohyoid (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyPertaining to the petrous, or periotic, portion of the skull and the hyoid arch.

    the petrohyoid muscles of the frog

nounpetrohyoid (plural petrohyoids)

plural petrohyoids

  1. anatomyA petrohyoid muscle.

Origin

From petro- + hyoid.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with petrohyoid

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APA

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

MLA

“petrohyoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petrohyoid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “petrohyoid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petrohyoid.

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