different between hoid vs hyoid

English

Verb

hoid

1. Pronunciation spelling of heard, representing New York City English.
   • 1927, James Stevens, Mattock, A. A. Knopf, page 217,

     "I've hoid of dat state. It's whur de Mormons all are...."

   • 1956, Elmer Rice, Street Scene: A Play in Three Acts, Samuel French, ?ISBN, Act III, page 117,

     "Why, ain't you hoid? He was last seen, flyin' over Nova Scotia, on his way to Paris."

   • 1997, Spider Robinson, Callahan's Legacy, Tor/Forge, ?ISBN, page 153,

     Tink o' de woist sting you ever hoid of dat de cops found out about.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French hyoïde, from New Latin hyo?d?s, from Ancient Greek ???????? (h?oeid?s, “shaped like the letter "?"”), from ? (û, “the Greek letter upsilon”) +? -?- (-o-) +? -????? (-eid?s, “-like, -oid”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ha?.??d/
• Rhymes: -a???d

Adjective

hyoid (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Shaped like a U, or like the letter upsilon; specifically, designating a bone or group of bones supporting the tongue.

Derived terms

Noun

hyoid (plural hyoids)

1. (anatomy) Ellipsis of hyoid bone.

Derived terms

• hyal
• hyoidal
• hyoideal
• hyoidean

References

• “hyoid”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “hyoid”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).