HYOSTYLIC

Hy`o*styl"ic, a. Etym: [Hyo- + Gr. (Anat.)

Definition: 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; -- said of the skull.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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8 January 2025

SYCAMORE

(noun) Eurasian maple tree with pale grey bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate lobes yellow in autumn


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