Rare: something that serves to connect or link things together.
From Latin 'annectans' (connecting), present participle of 'annectere'; a technical or scientific term used to describe connecting elements.
You'll mostly find this word in old biological or geological texts describing transitional forms or features—it's the kind of precise vocabulary scientists used before standardizing on simpler terms!
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