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hemignathous

hemignathous adjective: having one mandible much shorter than the other.

Adjective

hemignathous

  1. Having one mandible much shorter than the other

Origin of hemignathous

From hemi- + -gnathous.

Questions about hemignathous

What does hemignathous mean?
Hemignathous means having one mandible much shorter than the other.
What part of speech is hemignathous?
Hemignathous is an adjective.

Words near hemignathous in the dictionary

  1. hemiglossectomies
  2. hemiglossectomy
  3. hemiglossitis
  4. hemiglyph
  5. hemiglyphs
  6. hemignathous
  7. hemigordiopsid
  8. hemigordiopsids
  9. hemigossypol
  10. hemigossypolone
  11. hemigynous

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