| a. | 1. | Disjoined; separated. | |||
| 2. | (Zool.) Having the head, thorax, and abdomen separated by a deep constriction.
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| Adj. | 1. | disjunct - progressing melodically by intervals larger than a major second Antonyms: conjunct - progressing melodically by intervals of a second; "conjunct motion of an ascending scale" |
| 2. | disjunct - having deep constrictions separating head, thorax, and abdomen, as in insects | |
| 3. | disjunct - marked by separation of or from usually contiguous elements; "little isolated worlds, as abruptly disjunct and unexpected as a palm-shaded well in the Sahara"- Scientific Monthly Synonyms: isolated | |
| 4. | disjunct - used of distributions, as of statistical or natural populations; "disjunct distribution of king crabs" |
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