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paleognathous

paleognathous adjective: belonging or relating to the paleognaths.

Adjective

paleognathous (not comparable)

  1. Belonging or relating to the paleognaths.

Forms of paleognathous

alternative formpalaeognathous

Questions about paleognathous

What does paleognathous mean?
Paleognathous means belonging or relating to the paleognaths.
What part of speech is paleognathous?
Paleognathous is an adjective.

Words near paleognathous in the dictionary

  1. paleoglacier
  2. paleoglaciers
  3. paleoglaciological
  4. paleoglaciology
  5. paleognath
  6. paleognathous
  7. paleognaths
  8. paleograph
  9. paleographer
  10. paleographers
  11. paleographic

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