Hyomandibular

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hyomandibular \Hy`o*man*dib"u*lar\, a. [Hyo- + mandibular.]
     (Anat.)
     Pertaining both to the hyoidean arch and the mandible or
     lower jaw; as, the hyomandibular bone or cartilage, a segment
     of the hyoid arch which connects the lower jaw with the skull
     in fishes. -- n. The hyomandibular bone or cartilage.


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