-gnathous


  1. a combining form meaning “having a jaw” of the kind or in the position specified by the initial element: prognathous.

Origin of -gnathous

1
<Greek -gnathos -jawed, adj. derivative of gnáthos jaw (akin to chin); see -ous

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British Dictionary definitions for -gnathous

-gnathous

adj combining form
  1. indicating or having a jaw of a specified kind: prognathous

Origin of -gnathous

1
from New Latin -gnathus, from Greek gnathos jaw

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