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Webster 1913 Edition
Hyostylic
Hyˊo-styl′ic
,Adj.
[
Hyo-
+ Gr. [GREEK] a pillar.] (Anat.)
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.
Definition 2024
hyostylic
hyostylic
English
Adjective
hyostylic (not comparable)
- (anatomy) 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.