"interosculate" meaning in English

See interosculate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: interosculates [present, singular, third-person], interosculating [participle, present], interosculated [participle, past], interosculated [past]
Etymology: From 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. Synonyms: inosculate
    Sense id: en-interosculate-en-verb-Yz~oQ4hE
  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-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with inter-: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85 Topics: biology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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