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hystricognathous

hystricognathous adjective: relating to the hystricognaths.

Adjective

hystricognathous (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the hystricognaths

Questions about hystricognathous

What does hystricognathous mean?
Hystricognathous means relating to the hystricognaths.
What part of speech is hystricognathous?
Hystricognathous is an adjective.

Words near hystricognathous in the dictionary

  1. hystricid
  2. hystricids
  3. hystricine
  4. hystricism
  5. hystricognath
  6. hystricognathous
  7. hystricognaths
  8. hystricoid
  9. hystricomorph
  10. hystricomorphous
  11. hystricomorphs

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