prognathous
adjective
having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.
prognathism
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a word derived from
prognathous.
Example Sentences
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There was occasional marked supraorbital development, retreating chin, and prognathism.
From The Negrito and Allied Types in the Philippines and The Ilongot or Ibilao of Luzon by David Prescott Barrows
The lips are thick and bowed, but there is little or no prognathism.
From The Wild Tribes of Davao District, Mindanao The R. F. Cummings Philippine Expedition by Fay-Cooper Cole
FACE: Six men are recorded as having pentagonal faces, 3 broad and 3 long; alveolar prognathism is noted in 2.
From The Pagan Tribes of Borneo by Alfred C. (Alfred Cort) Haddon
FACE: It is pentagonal in 4, the angle of the jaws is prominent in 1; the Miri man has an oval face pointed below, with small jaws and alveolar prognathism.
From The Pagan Tribes of Borneo by Alfred C. (Alfred Cort) Haddon
The cheekbones and zygomatic arch are prominent, and a degree of prognathism is prevalent.
From In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" by C. Boden Kloss
