| ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷|hīˌȯid noun
also sty·lo·hy·oi·de·us ˌ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌhīˈȯidēəs
( plural stylohyoids -dz ; also stylohyoi·dei -dēˌī)
Etymology: New Latin stylohyoideus, from styl- (II) + hyoides hyoid bone + Latin -eus -eous
: a slender muscle connecting the back part of the styloid process and the body of the hyoid bone