prognathous

American

[prog-nuh-thuhs, prog-ney-] / ˈprɒg nə θəs, prɒgˈneɪ- /

Also prognathic

adjective

Craniometry.

having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.

prognathous British

/ prɒɡˈneɪθəs, prɒɡˈnæθɪk, ˈprɒɡnəˌθɪzəm /

adjective

having a projecting lower jaw

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Other Word Forms

hyperprognathous adjective
prognathism noun
prognathy noun

Etymology

Origin of prognathous

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

Example Sentences

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Forty-seven snubs by forty-seven hooks; forty-seven receding by forty-seven prognathous chins.

From Literature

Nothing will begrudge, I'm sure, That may nourish, please, or cure His prognathous little pet.

From Project Gutenberg

There we see the same crisped hair, prognathous skull, and thick lips.

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I am subjectively certain that some ancestor of mine with prognathous jaw, flat forehead and enormous thews, paddled over the sea that once filled these plains and roamed over the far-separated hill-tracks.

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A third race of fair complexion with prognathous face, dolicocephalic skulls, of tall stature, great bones, great chest development and massive jaws, later invaded Great Britain.

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