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schizognathous

schizognathous adjective: having the maxillopalatine bones separate from each other and from the vomer, which is pointed in front, as in the gulls, snipes, and many other birds.

Adjective

schizognathous (not comparable)

  1. having the maxillopalatine bones separate from each other and from the vomer, which is pointed in front, as in the gulls, snipes, and many other birds

Origin of schizognathous

From schizo- + -gnathous.

Questions about schizognathous

What does schizognathous mean?
Schizognathous means having the maxillopalatine bones separate from each other and from the vomer, which is pointed in front, as in the gulls, snipes, and many other birds.
What part of speech is schizognathous?
Schizognathous is an adjective.

Words near schizognathous in the dictionary

  1. schizogenously
  2. schizogeny
  3. schizoglossia
  4. schizoglossic
  5. schizognathism
  6. schizognathous
  7. schizogonic
  8. schizogonies
  9. schizogonous
  10. schizogony
  11. Schizogram

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