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autostylic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
au-tostylic
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the mandibular arch articulated directly to the cranium, as in the skulls of the lungfish and tetrapods.

Etymology

From auto- + Ancient Greek στῦλος (stûlos, “pillar, support”) + -ic. By surface analysis, auto- + -style + -ic.

Frequently Paired Words

autostyly bistylic monimostyly streptostyly amphistylic hyostylic

Questions

What does autostylic mean?
Having the mandibular arch articulated directly to the cranium, as in the skulls of the lungfish and tetrapods.
Where does autostylic come from?
From auto- + Ancient Greek στῦλος (stûlos, “pillar, support”) + -ic. By surface analysis, auto- + -style + -ic.

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