prognathous
adjective
having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.
prognathic
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a variation of
prognathous.
Example Sentences
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If you were to look at an ancient skull, anything older than about 500 years old, you would see straight teeth, a very broad jaw, a prognathic face, and these huge nasal apertures.
From Slate ● Mar. 21, 2021
It also had prognathic jaws, which is a relatively longer jaw than that of modern humans.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
H. habilis had a jaw that was less prognathic than the australopiths and a larger brain, at 600–750 cubic centimeters.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Rather more prognathic than I like these days.
From Slate ● Jan. 6, 2012
The jaws are heavy, and especially the lower jaw is apt to be large and prognathic, that is, projecting.
From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by Austin ?Malley
