stylohyoideus

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US/ˌstaɪ.loʊ.haɪˈɔɪ.di.əs/

noun

Synonym of stylohyoid muscle.

Scrabble 23

Meanings

nounstylohyoideus (plural stylohyoidei)

plural stylohyoidei

  1. anatomySynonym of stylohyoid muscle.

    Synonyms: stylohyoid muscle

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of stylohyoid muscle.

Origin

  1. New Latinstylohȳoīdeus
  2. Englishstylohyoideus

Borrowed from New Latin stylohȳoīdeus, clipping of mūsculus stylohȳoīdeus (“stylohyoid muscle”). Doublet of stylohyoid.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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