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gnathism

gnathism noun: the classification of mankind based on measurements of the jaw.

Noun

gnathism (uncountable)

  1. The classification of mankind based on measurements of the jaw.

Origin of gnathism

From gnath- + -ism.

Questions about gnathism

What does gnathism mean?
Gnathism means the classification of mankind based on measurements of the jaw.
What part of speech is gnathism?
Gnathism is a noun.

Words near gnathism in the dictionary

  1. gnathiferans
  2. gnathiid
  3. gnathiids
  4. gnathion
  5. gnathions
  6. gnathism
  7. gnathite
  8. gnathites
  9. gnathitis
  10. gnatho-
  11. gnathobase

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