Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Pertaining to the hyoid bone and to the mandible or lower jaw.
  • noun Same as hyomandibular bone.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Anat.) Pertaining both to the hyoidean arch and the mandible or lower jaw.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective anatomy Relating to the hyomandibula.
  • adjective anatomy Relating both to the hyoid arch and the mandible or lower jaw.
  • noun anatomy The hyomandibular bone or cartilage.

Etymologies

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hyo- +‎ mandibular

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