Meaning Hyomandibular bone
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Hyomandibular bone


(or cartilage): a segment of the hyoid arch (see gill arches), which connects the lower jaw with the skull in fish. The hyomandibular is homologous to the columella, or stapes, of the tetrapod ear.
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