mesognathous

American

[mi-zog-nuh-thuhs, -sog-] / mɪˈzɒg nə θəs, -ˈsɒg- /

Also mesognathic

adjective

Anthropology.

having medium, slightly protruding jaws.
having a moderate or intermediate gnathic index of from 98 to 103.

mesognathous British

/ mɪˈsɒɡnəθəs /

adjective

anthropol having slightly projecting jaws

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Other Word Forms

mesognathism noun
mesognathy noun

Etymology

Origin of mesognathous

First recorded in 1875–80; meso- + -gnathous

Example Sentences

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In the majority dolichocephalism is combined with a prominence of the upper jaw and an oblique position of the teeth, yet there are whole nations which are purely mesognathous.

From History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens by Williams, George Washington

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