autostylic

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

autostylic (not comparable)

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

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