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stegognathous

stegognathous adjective: having a jaw composed of imbricated plates.

Adjective

stegognathous (not comparable)

  1. Having a jaw composed of imbricated plates.

Origin of stegognathous

From Ancient Greek στέγω (stégō) + γνάθος (gnáthos) + -ous.

Questions about stegognathous

What does stegognathous mean?
Stegognathous means having a jaw composed of imbricated plates.
What part of speech is stegognathous?
Stegognathous is an adjective.

Words near stegognathous in the dictionary

  1. stegodons
  2. stegodont
  3. stegodontid
  4. stegodontids
  5. stegodonts
  6. stegognathous
  7. stegokrotaphic
  8. stegokrotaphy
  9. stegopterous
  10. stegos
  11. stegosaur

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