jawlike
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of jawlike
Example Sentences
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Most carnivorous plants are full-time predators—the Venus fly trap, for example, lies in wait year-round to snag flies with its jawlike leaves.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 9, 2021
Venus flytraps get their nutrients from the insects they lure with nectar and trap with a pair of jawlike leaves.
From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2016
The jawlike pincers on it held the limp form of an officer in its sucking grip, while above, in a protuberance like a gnarled horn, a great eye glared into Thorpe's with devilish hatred.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 by Harry Bates
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