hypognathous

[hahy-pog-nuh-thuhs]

hy·pog·na·thous

[hahy-pog-nuh-thuhs]
adjective
having the lower jaw or mandible longer than the upper.

Origin:
1870–75; hypo- + -gnathous

hy·pog·na·thism, noun
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hypognathous (haɪˈpɒɡnəθəs)
 
adj
1.  having a lower jaw that protrudes beyond the upper jaw
2.  (of insects) having downturned mouthparts
 
hy'pognathism
 
n

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hypognathous hy·pog·na·thous (hī-pŏg'nə-thəs, hī'pō-nāth'əs)
adj.
Having a congenitally underdeveloped lower jaw.

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