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interhyal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-ter-hyal
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to a segment sometimes present at the proximal end of the hyoid arch.

noun

An interhyal ligament or cartilage, found in fish.

Etymology

From inter- + -hyal, from Ancient Greek ὖ (û, “the letter upsilon”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

interhyals (plural)

Questions

What does interhyal mean?
Of or pertaining to a segment sometimes present at the proximal end of the hyoid arch.
Where does interhyal come from?
From inter- + -hyal, from Ancient Greek ὖ (û, “the letter upsilon”).

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