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hyostylic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hyostylic
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the mandible suspended by the hyomandibular, or upper part of the hyoid arch, as in fishes, instead of directly articulated with the skull as in mammals.

Etymology

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

Frequently Paired Words

bistylic monimostyly streptostyly autostylic amphistylic

Questions

What does hyostylic mean?
Having the mandible suspended by the hyomandibular, or upper part of the hyoid arch, as in fishes, instead of directly articulated with the skull as in mammals.
Where does hyostylic come from?
From hyo- + Ancient Greek στῦλος (stûlos, “pillar”) + -ic. By surface analysis, hyo- + -style + -ic.

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