monimostyly
/ˈmɒnɪməˌstʌɪli/Zoology
noun
The condition (in a vertebrate skull) of having the quadrate bone immovably fixed to the squamosal. Contrasted with streptostyly.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in John Sterling Kingsley (1854–1929). From monimostyl- + -y.