annectent

American  

[uh-nek-tuhnt] / əˈnɛk tənt /

Or annectant

adjective

Zoology.

1. connecting or linking, as a group of animals transitional between two other species, families, classes, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of annectent

1820–30; < Latin annectent- (stem of annectēns tying to, present participle of annectere ), equivalent to an- an- ² + nect- bind + -ent- -ent

Example Sentences

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annectent

The remaining groups are dealt with under the headings Entomostraca and Malacostraca, the annectent group Leptostraca being included in the former.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various