osculant

[Lat. osculans, pr. par. of oscu or =to ki , from osculum a little mouth, a ki .] [OSCULATE.] 1. Ord . Lang .: Ki ing. 2. Natural Science : A term applied to forms or groups apparently intermediate between and connecting other groups. ( W. S. Dallas . ) os-cu-lar-ў, 8. [OSCULATE.] The same as OSCULATORY (q. v.). "Some [brought forth] oscularies for ki ers."- Lati mer: Sermon. (Henry VIII ., an. 28.)