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Definition: AMPHISTYLIC

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks; -- said of a skull.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Amphistylic" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Amphistylic \Am`phi*sty"lic\, adjective. [Greek expression pillar, support.]. (references)

Definition: AMPHISTYLIC

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks; -- said of a skull.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "AMPHISTYLIC" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Amphistylic \Am`phi*sty"lic\, adjective. [Greek expression pillar, support.]. (references)