The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
autostylic — au·to·sty·lic … English syllables
autostylic — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+|stīlik adjective Etymology: aut + stylic : having the jaws connected directly with the cranium (as chimaeras, lungfishes, amphibians, and higher vertebrates) instead of indirectly by the hyoid arch sometimes distinguished from… … Useful english dictionary
autostylic jaw suspension — a type of suspension where the upper jaw is connected directly to the chondrocranium (instead of fastened to the hyomandibular, the hyostylic suspension) by a process from, or fusion with, the palatoquadrate, e.g. in Dipnoi … Dictionary of ichthyology
Dipnoi — noun bony fishes of the southern hemisphere that breathe by a modified air bladder as well as gills; sometimes classified as an order of Crossopterygii • Syn: ↑subclass Dipnoi • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Osteichthyes, ↑class… … Useful english dictionary
amphistylic — lik adjective Etymology: amphi + stylic : having the upper jaw partly free from the brain case and braced by the hyomandibular cartilage (as in certain primitive sharks) compare autostylic, hyostylic … Useful english dictionary
holostylic — |hälō|stīlik, |hōl adjective Etymology: hol + stylic : having the jaws connected directly with the cranium holostylic chimaeras compare autostylic … Useful english dictionary
