autostylic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

autostylic

Etymology

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

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