Petrohyoid

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

  petrohyoid \pet`ro*hy"oid\ (p[e^]t`r[-o]*h[imac]"oid), a. [Petro
     + hyoid.] (Anat.)
     Pertaining to the petrous, or periotic, portion of the skull
     and the hyoid arch; as, the petrohyoid muscles of the frog.
     [1913 Webster]