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Meaning of 'hyostylic' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hyostylic [ 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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hyo- hyoganoidei hyoglossal hyoglossus hyoid hyoideal hyoidean hyomandibular hyomental hyopastron

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