prognathous

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Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
20
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ˈprɑɡnəθəs/
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/ˈprɑɡnəθəs/ · /prɑɡˈneɪθəs/

Definition of prognathous

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Having jaws that project forward more than is usual, or being such a jaw.
    “A huge brute with thick lips and prognathous jaw stood at her shoulder. He was talking loudly and gesticulating wildly.”
    “Phycosecids are small, ovate, convex beetles with a prognathous head, partly covered by a semicircular projection of the pronotum and a dorsal vestiture of whitish scales or scalelike setae.”

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Etymology

From pro- + -gnathous.

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