hyoid /ˈhaɪ.ɔɪd/adjective 2noun 2forms 1 adjective2 •Shaped like a U, or like the letter upsilon (υ).This stick has a hyoid shape. •Of or pertaining to the hyoid bone. noun2 •A curved line resembling the English uppercase letter U. •Ellipsis of hyoid bone.the vulture, relinquishing its title, surely in natural justice gave me a right to this femur, this curiously distorted hyoid? — 1973 formshyoids
