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omohyoideus

/ˌoʊ.moʊˌhaɪˈɔɪ.di.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
omo-hy-oideus
IPA
/ˌoʊ.moʊˌhaɪˈɔɪ.di.əs/
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of omohyoid muscle.

Etymology

Borrowing from New Latin ōmohȳoīdeus, ellipsis of mūsculus ōmohȳoīdeus (“omohyoid muscle”). Doublet of omohyoid. By surface analysis, omo- (“shoulder”) + hyoid + -eus.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ōmohȳoīdeus

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌoʊ.moʊˌhaɪˈɔɪ.di.əs/
  • British English: /əʊ.məʊ.hʌɪˈɔɪ.di.əs/

Inflected Forms

omohyoidei (plural)

Synonyms

omohyoid muscle

Rhymes With

deltoideus sternothyroideus mylohyoideus pterygoideus cricothyroideus sternocleidomastoideus sternohyoideus stylohyoideus geniohyoideus rhomboideus arytenoideus cricoarytenoideus

Questions

How do you pronounce omohyoideus?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌoʊ.moʊˌhaɪˈɔɪ.di.əs/.
What does omohyoideus mean?
Synonym of omohyoid muscle.
Where does omohyoideus come from?
Borrowing from New Latin ōmohȳoīdeus, ellipsis of mūsculus ōmohȳoīdeus (“omohyoid muscle”). Doublet of omohyoid. By surface analysis, omo- (“shoulder”) + hyoid + -eus.

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