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annectent

or an·nec·tant

[ uh-nek-tuhnt ]
/ əˈnɛk tənt /

adjective Zoology.

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

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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

Words nearby annectent

Annatol, annatto, Anne, anneal, Anne Boleyn, annectent, annectent gyrus, Annecy, annelid, Annelida, Annensky
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Medical definitions for annectent

annectent
[ ə-nĕk′tənt ]

adj.

Connected with; joined.
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