† metagnathismn.
Ornithology. Obsolete. rare.
The condition of being metagnathous.
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1890 E. Coues Handbk. Field & Gen. Ornithol. ii. 150 Each mandible may be oppositely falcate, as in the crossbill, constituting metagnathism.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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n.1890- cross-kick
- cross-kissing
- cross-laced
- cross-land
- cross-lane
- cross-latticed
- cross-leaf heath
- cross-leaved
- cross-leaved heath
- cross-legend
- cross-legged
- cross-leggedness
- cross-legs
- cross-letter
- cross-license
- cross-licensing
- cross-lift
- cross-light
- cross-lighted
- cross-like
- cross-line
- cross-linguistic
- cross-lining
- cross-link
- cross-linkage