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prognathous

prog·na·thous [ prógnəthəss ] or prog·nath·ic [ prog náthik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
having projecting jaw: describes an animal with a jaw that sticks out markedly

[Mid-19th century. <pro-2 + Greek gnathos "jaw"]

prog·na·thism noun
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