metagnathous
English
Etymology
meta- + -gnathous
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /mɪˈtæɡnəθəs/
Adjective
metagnathous (not comparable)
- (zoology) having the mandibles crossing at the tip of the bill, as in the crossbill
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for metagnathous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)