symplectic
adjectiveDefinition of symplectic
(Entry 1 of 2)
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
nounDefinition of symplectic (Entry 2 of 2)
: the symplectic bone
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