autostylic
Meanings
adj
- Having the mandibular arch articulated directly to the cranium, as in the skulls of the lungfish and tetrapods.
Word forms
Etymology
From auto- + Ancient Greek στῦλος (stûlos, “pillar, support”) + -ic. By surface analysis, auto- + -style + -ic.
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