prognathous
/ˈprɑɡnəθəs/
prognathous adjective: having a jaw that projects forward more than is usual, or being such a jaw.
Adjective
prognathous (comparative more prognathous, superlative most prognathous)
- 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
- Phycosecids are small, ovate, convex beetles with a prognathous head, partly covered by a semicircular projection of the pronotum and a dorsal vestiture of whitish scales or scalelike setae.2013, Adam Slipinski, Australian Beetles Volume 1: Morphology, Classification and Keys
prognathous meaning in Tamil and Arabic
prognathous in Tamil
- தாவாய் துருத்தம், மோவாய் துருத்தம்
prognathous in Arabic
- with jaws projecting forward
- أَفْقَم ʔafqam
Forms of prognathous
| comparative | more prognathous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most prognathous |
Origin of prognathous
From pro- + -gnathous.
Questions about prognathous
- What does prognathous mean?
- Prognathous means having a jaw that projects forward more than is usual, or being such a jaw.
- What is prognathous in Tamil?
- Prognathous in Tamil is தாவாய் துருத்தம், மோவாய் துருத்தம். See Prognathous meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is prognathous?
- Prognathous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce prognathous?
- Prognathous is pronounced /ˈprɑɡnəθəs/.
Words near prognathous in the dictionary
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