Amphistylic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Amphistylic \Am`phi*sty"lic\, a. [Gr. ? + ? pillar, support.]
     (Anat.)
     Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch
     and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks; -- said of a
     skull.
     [1913 Webster] Amphitheater