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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having receding jaws or mouthparts directed backward.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In anthropology, having retreating jaws or teeth: the opposite of
prognathous .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having receding jaws
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Greek opistho-, behind (from opisthen; see epi in Indo-European roots) + –gnathous.]
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