jawed
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of jawed
Example Sentences
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As jawed vertebrates were confined to small geographic areas, they encountered ecosystems with many open roles left behind by extinct jawless species and other animals.
From Science Daily • Jan. 11, 2026
"We have demonstrated that jawed fishes only became dominant because this event happened," says senior author Professor Lauren Sallan of the Macroevolution Unit at OIST.
From Science Daily • Jan. 11, 2026
Profar jawed with Will Smith at home plate in the top of the sixth, after Tatis was hit by a pitch from Flaherty in the previous at-bat.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2024
“They very convincingly show that all living jawed vertebrates have synovial joints,” says Gage Crump, a developmental biologist at the University of Southern California who was not involved with the work.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 25, 2024
“What did Van Campen say about me sleeping late in the morn- *N»> mgs? “She just jawed about it.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
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