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Galician
Noun
hioide m (plural hioides)
- (anatomy) the hyoid bone
Italian
Noun
hioide m (plural hioidi)
- (obsolete) Alternative spelling of ioide
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑοειδής (huoeidḗs, “shaped like the letter υ”).
Pronunciation
Noun
hioide m (plural hioides)
- (anatomy) hyoid bone
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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝoide/
- IPA(key): (Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈjoide/
- Rhymes: -oide
- Syllabification: hioi‧de
Adjective
hioide m or f (masculine and feminine plural hioides)
- hyoid
Noun
hioide m (plural hioides)
- hyoid bone