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Definition of Istion

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Mistion
Mistion Mis"tion, n. [L. mistio, mixtio. See Mix, and cf. Mixtion.] Mixture. [Obs.]
Permistion
Permistion Per*mis"tion, n. [L. permistio, permixtio, fr. permiscere, permistum, and permixtum. See Permiscible.] The act of mixing; the state of being mingled; mixture. [Written also permixtion.]

Meaning of Istion from wikipedia

- platypterus by George Kearsley Shaw in 1792 from the Gr**** word ἱστίον istion meaning "sail" that describes the shape of the species's dorsal fins.: 6 ...
- The genus name is derived from the Ancient Gr**** “akmon” (“anvil”) + “istion” (“sail”) referring to the appearance of its first dorsal fin. It reached...
- Amphistium paradoxum (from Gr****: ἀμφί amphi, 'on both sides', Gr****: ιστίον istion 'sail', and Gr****: παράδοξος paradoxus 'extraordinary'), the only species...
- latidens to the new genus Istiodactylus; the name is derived from Gr**** istion, "sail" and daktylos, "finger", referring to the wings of large pterosaurs...