• (a.) 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.
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<anatomy, marine biology> 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. ... Origin: Gr. A pillar. ... (06 Mar 1998) ...
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Hy`o·styl'ic adjective [
Hyo- + Greek ... a pillar.]
(Anat.) 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.
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hyostylic Having the mandible suspended by the hyomandibular, or upper part of the hyoid arch, as in fish, instead of directly articulated with the skull as in mammals; a reference to the skull.
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