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gonys
[ goh-nis ]
noun
- the ridge along the tip of the lower mandible of a bird's bill at the junction of the two joined halves, especially prominent in gulls.
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Other Words From
- go·nyd·e·al go·nyd·i·al [goh-, nid, -ee-, uh, l], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gonys1
1830–40; < New Latin, probably erroneously for Greek génys jaw
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