hyostylic

1. Having the lower jaw suspended from the skull by a special suspensorium: the opposite of autostylic.

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1. 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.

2. 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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Here are some other words you could make with the letters hyostylic

Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
shyly	14	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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thiols	9
toyish	12

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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