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hyostylic, a. Anat.|haɪəʊˈstaɪlɪk|
[f. hyo- + Gr. στῦλ-ος pillar + -ic.]
Having the lower jaw suspended from the cranium by a hyomandibular bone (opposed to autostylic and amphistylic, q.v.). Also said of the lower jaw itself.
1880Günther Fishes 74 The Ganoid fishes with persistent notochord, but with a hyostylic skull. 1888Rolleston & Jackson Anim. Life 96 When the lower jaw is connected to the cranium solely by a hyomandibular element derived from the hyoid arch..it is said to be hyostylic. |