annectent

[uh-nek-tuhnt]

an·nec·tent

[uh-nek-tuhnt]
adjective Zoology.
connecting or linking, as a group of animals transitional between two other species, families, classes, etc.
Also, an·nec·tant.


Origin:
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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Annectent is always a great word to know.
So is vertebrate. Does it mean:
having a backbone or spinal column
phylum of worms with bilateral symmetry and soft, usually flattened bodies
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annectent an·nec·tent (ə-něk'tənt)
adj.
Connected with; joined.

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