Hyostylic

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

  Hyostylic \Hy`o*styl"ic\, a. [Hyo- + Gr. ? 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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