hyostylic Meaning, Definition & Usage

Hy`o*styl"ic adjective
Etymology
Hyo- + Gr. a pillar.
Definitions
  1. (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.

Webster 1913