| Webster's Online Dictionary |
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| Adjective | 1. Having the mandible suspended by the hyomandibular, or upper part of the hyoid arch, as in fishes, instead of directly articulated with the skull as in mammals; -- said of the skull.[Websters]. | |
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Date "Hyostylic" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
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Etymology:Hyostylic \Hy`o*styl"ic\, adjective. [Hyo- Greek expression pillar.]. (references) |
| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Having the mandible suspended by the hyomandibular, or upper part of the hyoid arch, as in fishes, instead of directly articulated with the skull as in mammals; -- said of the skull.[Websters]. | |
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Date "HYOSTYLIC" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Etymology:Hyostylic \Hy`o*styl"ic\, adjective. [Hyo- Greek expression pillar.]. (references) |
