thous

  • 21eu|ry|prog|na|thous — «YUR uh PROG nuh thuhs», adjective. Anthropology. having wide cheekbones and upper jaws, combined with prognathism. ╂[< eury + prognathous] …

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  • 22ev|en|tog|na|thous — «EHV uhn TOG nuh thuhs», adjective. of or like the eventognaths …

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  • 23me|sog|na|thous — «mih SOG nuh thuhs», adjective. 1. having jaws that are of moderate size and project only slightly. 2. having a moderate facial angle (80 to 85 degrees); having a gnathic index that ranges between 98 and 103. ╂[< meso + Greek gnáthos jaw +… …

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  • 24me|tag|na|thous — «muh TAG nuh thuhs», adjective. (of a bird) having the upper and lower tips of the mandibles crossed, as the crossbills. ╂[< meta + Greek gnáthos jaw + English ous] …

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  • 25mo|nan|thous — «muh NAN thuhs», adjective. (of a plant) single flowered; bearing one flower on each stalk. ╂[< Greek mónos single + ánthos flower + English ous] …

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  • 26op|is|thog|na|thous — «OP ihs THOG nuh thuhs», adjective. 1. having receding jaws. 2. (of a jaw) receding. ╂[< Greek ópisthen behind + gnáthos jaw + ous] …

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  • 27or|thog|na|thous — «awr THOG nuh thuhs», adjective. Anthropology. straight jawed; not having the jaws projecting beyond the vertical line drawn from the forehead. ╂[< ortho + Greek gnáthos jaw] …

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  • 28plec|tog|na|thous — «plehk TOG nuh thuhs», adjective. = plectognath. (Cf. ↑plectognath) …

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  • 29prog|na|thous — «PROG nuh thuhs, prog NAY », adjective. 1. having the jaws protruding beyond the upper part of the face: »a prognathous skull. 2. protruding: »prognathous jaws. ╂[< pro 2 forward + Greek gnáthos jaw + English ous] …

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  • 30syn|an|thous — «sih NAN thuhs», adjective. Botany. 1. characterized by the abnormal union of two or more flowers. 2. having flowers and leaves that appear at the same time. ╂[< syn + Greek ánthos flower + English ous] …

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