What is "glossohyal"

Glossohyal \Glos`so*hy"al\, a. [Gr. ? the tongue + the letter ?.] (Anat.) Pertaining to both the hyoidean arch and the tongue; -- applied to the anterior segment of the hyoidean arch in many fishes. -- n. The glossohyal bone or cartilage; lingual bone; entoglossal bone.

n. (context fish anatomy English) The tongue bone, specifically the lingual plate, which is a dermal toothed bone that covers or fuses with the basihyal.

Glossohyal is the term used in fish anatomy for the tongue and hyoid bone. It is the 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.