symplectic

adjective

sym·plec·tic | \ (ˈ)sim¦plektik\

Definition 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

noun

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plural -s

Definition of symplectic (Entry 2 of 2)

: the symplectic bone

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