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amblygnathous

amblygnathous adjective: having relatively short and blunt jaws.

Adjective

amblygnathous (not comparable)

  1. Having relatively short and blunt jaws.

Origin of amblygnathous

From Ancient Greek ἀμβλύς (amblús, “blunt”) + -gnathous. By surface analysis, ambly- + -gnathous.

Questions about amblygnathous

What does amblygnathous mean?
Amblygnathous means having relatively short and blunt jaws.
What part of speech is amblygnathous?
Amblygnathous is an adjective.

Words near amblygnathous in the dictionary

  1. ambly-
  2. amblyceran
  3. amblycerans
  4. amblycipitid
  5. amblycipitids
  6. amblygnathous
  7. amblygnathy
  8. amblygon
  9. amblygonal
  10. amblygonite
  11. amblygonites

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