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Definition of "prognathous" []

  • Having jaws that project forward to a marked degree. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "prognathous" in a sentence
  • "The facial part of the skull with a facial angle up to 82 is called prognathous; with an angle of 83 to"
  • "The Australian skull belongs to that variety called the prognathous, or narrow elongated variety; yet it is not so striking an example of this variety as the Negro skull."
  • "Smith is an ape-like man with “an enormous prognathous jaw,” large yellow teeth, and eyes that are also yellow and muddy."