Symplectic
Pronunciation : Sym*plec"tic
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Gr. (Anat.)
Definition : Defn: Plaiting or joining together; -- said of a bone next above the quadrate in the mandibular suspensorium of many fishes, which unites together the other bones of the suspensorium. -- n.
Defn: The symplectic bone.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913