sty·lo·hy·oid \| ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷|hīˌȯid\noun alsosty·lo·hy·oi·de·us\ˌ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌhīˈȯidēəs\ (pluralstylohyoids \-dz\ ; alsostylohyoi·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