"interosculate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: interosculates [present, singular, third-person], interosculating [participle, present], interosculated [participle, past], interosculated [past]
Etymology: inter- + osculate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|inter|osculate}} inter- + osculate Head templates: {{en-verb}} interosculate (third-person singular simple present interosculates, present participle interosculating, simple past and past participle interosculated)
  1. To connect together as if kissing; to touch barely.
    Sense id: en-interosculate-en-verb-Yz~oQ4hE Categories (other): English terms prefixed with inter- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with inter-: 49 51
  2. (biology) To have the character of, or to lie between, two distinct groups. Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-interosculate-en-verb-c-m6SUsu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with inter- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with inter-: 49 51 Topics: biology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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