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streptostyly

streptostyly noun: the fore-aft movement of the quadrate about the otic joint (quadratosquamosal joint).

Noun

streptostyly (uncountable)

  1. The fore-aft movement of the quadrate about the otic joint (quadratosquamosal joint).

Antonyms of streptostyly

Origin of streptostyly

From strepto- + Ancient Greek στῦλος (stûlos, “pillar”) + -y. By surface analysis, strepto- + -styly.

Words formed from streptostyly

Questions about streptostyly

What does streptostyly mean?
Streptostyly means the fore-aft movement of the quadrate about the otic joint (quadratosquamosal joint).
What part of speech is streptostyly?
Streptostyly is a noun.

Words near streptostyly in the dictionary

  1. streptos
  2. streptose
  3. streptospiral
  4. streptospondylous
  5. streptostylic
  6. streptostyly
  7. streptothricial
  8. streptothricin
  9. streptothricins
  10. streptothricoses
  11. streptothricosis

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