disjunct

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disjunct (adjective; Latin disjunctus, disunited): 1. Pertaining to separation of parts or formed into groups.

2. (Arthropoda: Insecta) Having the head, thorax and abdomen set off by constrictions.

3. (Mollusca: Gastropoda) Whorls of a shell not touching each other.