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<anatomy> 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.
The hyomandibular bone or cartilage.
Origin: Hyo- + mandibular.
(01 Mar 1998)
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