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Definition of Basihyal

Basihyal
Basihyal Ba`si*hy"al, a. [Basi- + Gr. ? (the letter ``upsilon'); from the shape.] (Anat.) Noting two small bones, forming the body of the inverted hyoid arch.

Meaning of Basihyal from wikipedia

- The basihyal tooth plate is a specialized structure found in certain fish species. Basihyal tooth is the tooth that is attached to the basihyal tooth...
- The Basihyals and Basibranchials lie at the midline of the lower edge of the throat. Almost all modern chondrichthyans have a single midline basihyal, as...
- edge of the subopercle at approximately a 60° angle. Also unique is the basihyal tooth plate, which is broad, flat, thin, and lacking any teeth along the...
- an important part of their social behavior. They each have an enlarged basihyal or hyoid bone, which helps them make their loud vocalizations. Group males...
- cartilages provide the only means of jaw support, while the ceratohyal and basihyal elements articulate with the lower jaw, but are disconnected from the rest...
- represents the anterior horns of the hyoid bone and articulates with the basihyal which represents the body of the hyoid bone. Its exact etymology is unknown...
- while those from the second arch became the hyomandibula, ceratohyal and basihyal; this closed two of the seven pairs of gills. The gap between the first...
- lingual plate, which is a dermal toothed bone that covers or fuses with the basihyal. The glossohyal changes its proportions when the fish increases in size...
- an important part of their social behavior. They each have an enlarged basihyal or hyoid bone, which helps them make their loud vocalizations. Group males...
- a single, trapezoidal element, the basihyal. Carnotaurus is the only known non-avian theropod from which a basihyal is known. The back of the skull had...