| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+|stīlik adjective
Etymology: aut- + -stylic
: having the jaws connected directly with the cranium (as 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