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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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