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gonys

/ˈɡəʊnɪs/

gonys noun: the lower ridge of the lower mandible of a bird's beak, located at the junction of the bone's two rami (lateral plates).

Noun

gonys

  1. the lower ridge of the lower mandible of a bird's beak, located at the junction of the bone's two rami (lateral plates)

Origin of gonys

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γένυς (génus, “jaw”).

Questions about gonys

What does gonys mean?
Gonys means the lower ridge of the lower mandible of a bird's beak, located at the junction of the bone's two rami (lateral plates).
What part of speech is gonys?
Gonys is a noun.
How do you pronounce gonys?
Gonys is pronounced /ˈɡəʊnɪs/.

Words near gonys in the dictionary

  1. gonyleptids
  2. gonyleptoid
  3. gonyleptoids
  4. gonyoncus
  5. Gonyou
  6. gonys
  7. Gonzaga
  8. Gonzagas
  9. Gonzales
  10. Gonzales County
  11. Gonzalez

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