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autostylic

autostylic adjective: having the mandibular arch articulated directly to the cranium, as in the skulls of the lungfish and tetrapods.

Adjective

autostylic (not comparable)

  1. Having the mandibular arch articulated directly to the cranium, as in the skulls of the lungfish and tetrapods.

Origin of autostylic

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

Questions about autostylic

What does autostylic mean?
Autostylic means having the mandibular arch articulated directly to the cranium, as in the skulls of the lungfish and tetrapods.
What part of speech is autostylic?
Autostylic is an adjective.

Words near autostylic in the dictionary

  1. autostrada
  2. autostradas
  3. autostrade
  4. autostrades
  5. autostraightened
  6. autostylic
  7. autostylism
  8. autostyly
  9. autosub
  10. autosubs
  11. autosuccession

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