prognathous

[ prog-nuh-thuhs, prog-ney- ]

/ ˈprɒg nə θəs, prɒgˈneɪ- /

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adjective Craniometry.

having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.

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Also prog·nath·ic

[prog-nath-ik]. /prɒgˈnæθ ɪk/.

Origin of prognathous

First recorded in 1830–40; pro-² + -gnathous

OTHER WORDS FROM prognathous

prog·na·thism

[prog-nuh-thiz-uhm], /ˈprɒg nəˌθɪz əm/, prog·na·thy, nounhy·per·prog·na·thous, adjective

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How to use prognathous in a sentence

The jaws are heavy, and especially the lower jaw is apt to be large and prognathic, that is, projecting.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
Maxillary bones normal except lower jaw slightly prognathic.
The Attempted Assassination of ex-President Theodore Roosevelt|Oliver Remey
We begin with the lowest stages, with the woolly-haired men (Ulotrichi), all of whom are prognathic Dolichocephali.
The History of Creation, Vol. II (of 2)|Ernst Haeckel
The chin is retreating and in one case the face is somewhat prognathic.
The Negrito and Allied Types in the Philippines and The Ilongot or Ibilao of Luzon|David P. Barrows

Burns thrust his red face, with its prognathic jaw, menacingly toward Kittrell.
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British Dictionary definitions for prognathous

prognathous

prognathic (prɒɡˈnæθɪk)

/ (prɒɡˈneɪθəs) /

adjective

having a projecting lower jaw

Derived forms of prognathous

prognathism (ˈprɒɡnəˌθɪzəm), noun

Word Origin for prognathous

C19: from pro- ² + Greek gnathos jaw

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British Dictionary definitions for prognathous

prognathic (prɒɡˈnæθɪk)

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