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-gnathous

  1. a combining form meaning “having a jaw” of the kind or in the position specified by the initial element:

    prognathous.



-gnathous

combining form

  1. indicating or having a jaw of a specified kind

    prognathous

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of -gnathous1

< Greek -gnathos -jawed, adj. derivative of gnáthos jaw (akin to chin ); -ous
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Word History and Origins

Origin of -gnathous1

from New Latin -gnathus, from Greek gnathos jaw

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