GNATHIDIUM

Gna*thid"i*um, n.; pl. Gnathidia. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The ramus of the lower jaw of a bird as far as it is naked; -- commonly used in the plural.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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19 December 2024

PRESIDIUM

(noun) a permanent executive committee in socialist countries that has all the powers of some larger legislative body and that acts for it when it is not in session


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