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mesognathous

mesognathous adjective: having the jaws slightly projecting; between prognathous and orthognathous.

Adjective

mesognathous (not comparable)

  1. having the jaws slightly projecting; between prognathous and orthognathous

Origin of mesognathous

From meso- + -gnathous.

Questions about mesognathous

What does mesognathous mean?
Mesognathous means having the jaws slightly projecting; between prognathous and orthognathous.
What part of speech is mesognathous?
Mesognathous is an adjective.

Words near mesognathous in the dictionary

  1. mesogloea
  2. mesogloeal
  3. mesogloeas
  4. mesoglycan
  5. mesoglycans
  6. mesognathous
  7. mesogonial
  8. Mesogoth
  9. Mesogothic
  10. Mesogoths
  11. mesogranular

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