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# hyoid

noun (the hyoid, hyoid bone); adjective (hyoid)

«hyoid» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(biology) The hyoid bone is a small U-shaped bone in the front of the neck, under the tongue; it is the only bone in the body not joined to another bone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyoid/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on the skeleton and on speech: it holds up the tongue and helps us swallow and speak. Phrases: the hyoid bone.

### Examples

- The hyoid bone sits in your neck below your jaw. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyoid/#x1)
- The hyoid is the only bone not joined to any other bone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyoid/#x2)
- Muscles of the tongue are attached to the hyoid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyoid/#x3)
- The hyoid helps you swallow and talk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyoid/#x4)
- Scientists study the hyoid of Neanderthals to learn whether they could speak. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyoid/#x5)
- You can feel your hyoid move when you swallow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyoid/#x6)

### Note

Say HY-oid. From the Greek letter upsilon, which it looks like. Usually used with bone: the hyoid bone.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hyoid» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyoid/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hyoid» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hyoid.html) on Mova free.