1. intermediate in characteristics between two groups; having characteristics that connect or link different categories
Usage: technical; biology

Examples

• The platypus is an osculant species that bridges mammals and reptiles.
• Scientists discovered an osculant form that helped explain evolutionary transitions.
• The fossil showed osculant features between two distinct animal groups.
• Researchers identified osculant characteristics in the newly discovered organism.
• The osculant nature of the specimen made classification difficult.