Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stylohyoideus

/ˌstaɪ.loʊ.haɪˈɔɪ.di.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sty-lo-hy-oideus
IPA: /ˌstaɪ.loʊ.haɪˈɔɪ.di.əs/

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of stylohyoid muscle.

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Root: stylohȳoīdeus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌstaɪ.loʊ.haɪˈɔɪ.di.əs/

Inflected Forms

stylohyoidei (plural)

Synonyms

stylohyoid muscle

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce stylohyoideus?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌstaɪ.loʊ.haɪˈɔɪ.di.əs/.
What does stylohyoideus mean?: Synonym of stylohyoid muscle.
Where does stylohyoideus come from?: Borrowed from New Latin stylohȳoīdeus, clipping of mūsculus stylohȳoīdeus (“stylohyoid muscle”). Doublet of stylohyoid.

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