extrahyal

English

Etymology

extra- +‎ hyal

Adjective

extrahyal (not comparable)

  1. Outside the hyoid arch.

Noun

extrahyal (plural extrahyals)

  1. Cartilage outside the hyoid arch.
    • 1928, D. J. Frank, The elasmobranch fishes (page 67)
      Outside of the deep internal visceral arches are the extravisceral cartilages. These may be divided into the labials of the mandibular arch, the extrahyals of the hyoid, and the extrabranchials of the branchial arches.
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