amphistylic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

amphistylic

Etymology

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

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