Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To form a connecting-link between two or more objects; be interosculant.
- In biology, to form a connection between two species or varieties by intermediate forms.
- In anatomy, to form a communication between different structures, such as blood-vessels.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- verb To kiss together to touch. See
osculate . - verb (Biol.) To have the character of, or to lie between, two distinct groups.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
kiss together; totouch . - verb biology To have the character of, or to lie between, two
distinct groups .
Etymologies
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inter- + osculate
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Examples
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The Adige has now just reached this state: its delta is continuous with the delta of the Po, and their branches interosculate.
Science in Arcady Grant Allen 1873
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