SAUROGNATHOUS

Etymology

Adjective

saurognathous (not comparable)

(zoology) having the bones of the palate arranged as in saurians, the vomer consisting of two lateral halves, as in the woodpeckers

Source: Wiktionary


Sau*rog"na*thous, a. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Having the bones of the palate arranged as in saurians, the vomer consisting of two lateral halves, as in the woodpeckers. (Pici).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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