METAGNATHOUS

Meaning of METAGNATHOUS in English

adj cross-billed;

said of certain birds, as the crossbill.

Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

METAGNATHOUS — mə̇ˈtagnəthəs adjective Etymology: meta- + -gnathous 1. of a bird : having the tips of the mandibles crossed 2. of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
METAGNATHOUS — (a.) Cross-billed; -- said of certain birds, as the crossbill.
Английский словарь Webster
METAGNATHOUS — ( a. ) Cross-billed; -- said of certain birds, as the crossbill.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
METAGNATHOUS — — metagnathism , n. /meuh tag"neuh theuhs/ , adj. 1. Ornith. having the tips of the mandibles crossed, as the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MENOGNATHOUS — (ˈ)me|nägnəthəs adjective Etymology: meno- (II) + -gnathous : having biting mandibles during both the larval and imaginal stages — used …
Webster's New International English Dictionary