Definition of Urohyal. Meaning of Urohyal. Synonyms of Urohyal

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Definition of Urohyal

Urohyal
Urohyal U`ro*hy"al, a. [2d uro- + the Gr. letter [Upsilon].] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to one or more median and posterior elements in the hyoidean arch of fishes. -- n. A urohyal bone or cartilage.

Meaning of Urohyal from wikipedia

- the lower branch of the pharyngeal bone being robust; a large and narrow urohyal; as well as genetic differences (allozymes). Squalius valentinus is a small...
- which the hyoid arch is folded under the head and is aligned with the urohyal which connects to the shoulder girdle. A four-bar linkage at first locks...
- tongue is actually attached, the basihyal, behind the tongue bone, the urohyal, itself behind the basihyal, a pair of ceratobranchial bones, and a pair...
- pharyngeal bone is rather long; and the shortness of the inferior lamina of its urohyal bone. Squalius malacit**** is a small sized species that is usually shorter...
- between the species are the position of the migratory eye, the shape of the urohyal and the number of vertebrae; Dicologlossa cuneata has 43–45 vertebrae,...
- plates. The sensory canal on the occipital is broken at its middle. The urohyal has no pelvic keel, there is a postpelvic spine and two epurals. These...