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interosculate, v.|ɪntərˈɒskjʊleɪt|
[f. inter- 1 b + osculate, f. L. ōsculāre, -ārī, to kiss.]
intr. a. To interpenetrate or inosculate with each other. b. To form a connecting link between two groups (as between different genera or species of animals or plants).
1882in Ogilvie (Annandale). 1885Trans. Geol. Soc. 10 Caverns which have yielded palæolithic tools interosculating with relics of several extinct Mammalian species. 1896G. Allen in Westm. Gaz. 18 Dec. 1/3 ‘Sir Nicholas Lombard's set’ forms a well-marked nucleus in the interosculating system of London Society. |