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ectognathous

ectognathous adjective: that project outwards from the head.

Adjective

ectognathous (not comparable)

  1. That project outwards from the head

Origin of ectognathous

From ecto- + -gnathous.

Questions about ectognathous

What does ectognathous mean?
Ectognathous means that project outwards from the head.
What part of speech is ectognathous?
Ectognathous is an adjective.

Words near ectognathous in the dictionary

  1. ectogenous
  2. ectogenual
  3. ectogeny
  4. ectoglenoid
  5. ectognath
  6. ectognathous
  7. ectohormonal
  8. ectohormone
  9. ectohormones
  10. ectohydric
  11. ectohydrolytic

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