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anisognathous

anisognathous adjective: having different sizes to the upper and lower jaws.

Adjective

anisognathous (comparative more anisognathous, superlative most anisognathous)

  1. Having different sizes to the upper and lower jaws

Forms of anisognathous

comparativemore anisognathous
superlativemost anisognathous

Origin of anisognathous

From an- + isognathous.

Words formed from anisognathous

Questions about anisognathous

What does anisognathous mean?
Anisognathous means having different sizes to the upper and lower jaws.
What part of speech is anisognathous?
Anisognathous is an adjective.

Words near anisognathous in the dictionary

  1. anisogamy
  2. anisogenic
  3. anisogenous
  4. anisogeny
  5. anisognathism
  6. anisognathous
  7. anisognathously
  8. anisognathy
  9. anisograptid
  10. anisogynous
  11. anisohydric

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