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Saurognathous
Sau-rog′na-thous
,
Adj.
[Gr. [GREEK] a lizard + [GREEK] the jaw.]
(Zool.)
Having the bones of the palate arranged as in saurians, the vomer consisting of two lateral halves, as in the woodpeckers (
Pici
).
Definition
2024
saurognathous
saurognathous
English
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
Etymology
From
Ancient Greek
σαῦρος
(
saûros
,
“
lizard
”
)
+
-gnathous
.
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