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interosculation|ˌɪntərɒskjuːˈleɪʃən|
[n. of action from prec.]
The action or fact of interosculating. a. Interpenetration of two things or sets of things; inosculation. b. Connexion of two things (e.g. distinct species) by something intermediate.
1883G. Allen in Knowledge 6 July 1/2 The hawkweeds..display just this close interosculation of species. 1889Geikie in Nature 19 Sept. 487/2 The dovetailing and interosculation of boulder-clay with aqueous deposits are explained by the relation of the ice to the surface over which it flowed. |