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amphistylic

amphistylic adjective: having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks.

Adjective

amphistylic (not comparable)

  1. Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks.

Origin of amphistylic

From amphi- + Ancient Greek στῦλος (stûlos, “pillar”) + -ic. By surface analysis, amphi- + -style + -ic.

Questions about amphistylic

What does amphistylic mean?
Amphistylic means having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks.
What part of speech is amphistylic?
Amphistylic is an adjective.

Words near amphistylic in the dictionary

  1. amphistomid
  2. amphistomids
  3. amphistomous
  4. amphistylar
  5. amphistyle
  6. amphistylic
  7. amphitelic
  8. amphitelically
  9. amphithallic
  10. amphitheater
  11. amphitheatered

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