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epignathous

epignathous adjective: hook-billed; having the upper mandible longer than the lower one.

Adjective

epignathous (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) hook-billed; having the upper mandible longer than the lower one

Origin of epignathous

From epi- + -gnathous.

Questions about epignathous

What does epignathous mean?
Epignathous means hook-billed; having the upper mandible longer than the lower one.
What part of speech is epignathous?
Epignathous is an adjective.

Words near epignathous in the dictionary

  1. epiglottis
  2. epiglottises
  3. epiglottitis
  4. epiglottopharyngeal
  5. epiglycanin
  6. epignathous
  7. epignathus
  8. epignosis
  9. epignostic
  10. epigon
  11. epigonadal

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