amphistylic

English

Etymology

From amphi- +‎ Ancient Greek στῦλος (stûlos, “pillar”) +‎ -ic

Adjective

amphistylic (not comparable)

1. (anatomy, of a skull) Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks.

Coordinate terms

• autostylic
• hyostylic

Related terms

• bistylic
• monimostyly
• streptostyly

References

“amphistylic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.