annectent

or an·nec·tant

[ uh-nek-tuhnt ]

adjective

, Zoology.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of annectent¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg

Annectent: applied to connecting or intermediate forms.

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