autostylic
adjective
au·to·sty·lic
: having the jaws connected directly with the cranium (as in chimaeras, lungfishes, amphibians, and higher vertebrates) instead of indirectly by the hyoid arch
—sometimes distinguished from holostylic to denote lack of fusion of the pterygoquadrate with the cranium
compare amphistylic, hyostylic
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“Autostylic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/autostylic. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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