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amphistylic, a.|æmfɪˈstaɪlɪk|
[f. Gr. ἀµϕί on both sides + στῦλ-ος pillar + -ic.]
Having pillars or piers on both sides: applied to the skulls of certain sharks, having piers supporting both upper and lower mandibular arches.
1876Huxley in Proc. Zool. Soc. 41 A condition of the cranium which tends to connect the two by a middle form, which may be termed amphistylic. 1881F. Balfour Comp. Embryol. II. 476 Skulls in which the mandibular arch has this double form of support have been called amphistylic. |