symplectic
1 of 2adjective
sym·plec·tic
(ˈ)sim¦plektik
1
: relating to or being an intergrowth of two different minerals (as in ophicalcite, myrmekite, or micropegmatite)
2
: relating to or being a bone between the hyomandibular and the quadrate in the mandibular suspensorium of many fishes that unites the other bones of the suspensorium
symplectic
2 of 2noun
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plural -s
: the symplectic bone
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Greek symplektikos of intertwining, from symplektos (verbal of symplekein to plait together, intertwine, from syn- + plekein to plait) + -ikos -ic