amphistylic
English
Etymology
From amphi- + Ancient GreekCategory:English terms derived from Ancient Greek#AMPHISTYLIC στῦλος (stûlos, “pillar”) + -icCategory:English terms prefixed with amphi-#ΣΤΥ͂ΛΟΣCategory:English terms suffixed with -ic#AMPHISTYLIC. By surface analysis, amphi- + -style + -icCategory:English terms prefixed with amphi-#STYLECategory:English terms suffixed with -style#AMPHISTYLICCategory:English terms suffixed with -ic#AMPHISTYLIC.
Adjective
amphistylic (not comparable)Category:English lemmas#AMPHISTYLICCategory:English adjectives#AMPHISTYLICCategory:English uncomparable adjectives#AMPHISTYLICCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#AMPHISTYLICCategory:Pages with entries#AMPHISTYLICCategory:Pages with 1 entry#AMPHISTYLIC
- (anatomyCategory:en:Anatomy#AMPHISTYLIC, of a skull) Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks.
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References
“amphistylic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.