Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A connecting rod or bar; a yoke in general.
  • noun In anatomy, an H-shaped fissure of the brain, as the paroccipital fissure.

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  • noun anatomy In the cerebrum, the short crossbar or stem that connects the two pairs of branches of a zygal fissure.

Etymologies

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Ancient Greek zygon ("yoke")

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  • [Greek: ton d 'heuron phrena terpomenon phormingi ligeiê, kali, daidaleê, epi d' argyreon zygon êen.] -- Il. 9, 185-6.] [Note: Lesbos was an island consecrated to music from the days of

    The Creed of the Old South 1865-1915 1877

  • i can't wait for the class gathering! but we have to change the date coz jot ain't free on that day. here are some pple whom i am going to give big bear hugs to: joy lynnie jess chan joelle esther rach sim everyone else whom i cross.heh. byebye little people of zygon ...

    cooltwinz Diary Entry cooltwinz 2005

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