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paragnathous

paragnathous adjective: having both mandibles of equal length, with the tips meeting, as in certain birds.

Adjective

paragnathous (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) having both mandibles of equal length, with the tips meeting, as in certain birds

Origin of paragnathous

From para- + -gnathous.

Questions about paragnathous

What does paragnathous mean?
Paragnathous means having both mandibles of equal length, with the tips meeting, as in certain birds.
What part of speech is paragnathous?
Paragnathous is an adjective.

Words near paragnathous in the dictionary

  1. paraglottic space
  2. paraglottic spaces
  3. paragnath
  4. paragnatha
  5. paragnathi
  6. paragnathous
  7. paragnaths
  8. paragnathus
  9. paragneiss
  10. paragneisses
  11. paragneissic

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