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longjaw

longjaw adjective: applied to various kinds of fish characterized by a long jaw.

Adjective

longjaw (not comparable)

  1. Applied to various kinds of fish characterized by a long jaw.

Origin of longjaw

From long + jaw.

Questions about longjaw

What does longjaw mean?
Longjaw means applied to various kinds of fish characterized by a long jaw.
What part of speech is longjaw?
Longjaw is an adjective.

Words near longjaw in the dictionary

  1. longitudinality
  2. longitudinally
  3. longitudinals
  4. longitudinous
  5. Longjam
  6. longjaw
  7. Longjia
  8. Longjiang
  9. Longjing
  10. longjohn
  11. longjohns

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