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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.


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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
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Example Sentences

That the Bears and Dogs are connected by extinct annectent genera does not interfere with their present distinctness.

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