ANNECTENT Definition & Meaning

annectent

or ��·�Ա�·�ٲ��Գ�

[ uh-nek-tuhnt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Zoology.

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

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of annectent¹

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

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

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In most of the older classifications great importance was attached to these physiological characters, and a number of genera were established which, owing to the numerous annectent forms which have since been discovered, must be abandoned.

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Annectent: applied to connecting or intermediate forms.

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