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prognatheous

prognatheous is the misspelling of prognathous.

Meaning of prognathous

Adjective

prognathous (comparative more prognathous, superlative most prognathous)

  1. Having a jaw that projects forward more than is usual, or being such a jaw.
    • A huge brute with thick lips and prognathous jaw stood at her shoulder. He was talking loudly and gesticulating wildly.1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs, chapter VIII, in The Land That Time Forgot

Questions about prognatheous

What is prognatheous the misspelling of?
Prognatheous is the misspelling of prognathous.

Words near prognatheous in the dictionary

  1. proglumetacin
  2. proglumide
  3. proglutelin
  4. proglutelins
  5. proglycolytic
  6. prognatheous
  7. prognathia
  8. prognathic
  9. prognathism
  10. prognathisms
  11. prognathous

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