† metagnathousadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meta- prefix, -gnathous comb. form.

Etymology: < meta- prefix + -gnathous comb. form. Compare later metagnathism n. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (metæ·gnăþəs) /mɛˈtæɡnəθəs/.

Ornithology. Obsolete. rare.

Having or designating a bill with crossed tips, as in the crossbill.

ΚΠ

1872 E. Coues Key to N. Amer. Birds 24 The metagnathous [class], in which the points of the mandibles cross each other.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	metagnathous
释义	† metagnathousadj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meta- prefix, -gnathous comb. form. Etymology: < meta- prefix + -gnathous comb. form. Compare later metagnathism n. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (metæ·gnăþəs) /mɛˈtæɡnəθəs/. Ornithology. Obsolete. rare. Having or designating a bill with crossed tips, as in the crossbill. ΚΠ 1872 E. Coues Key to N. Amer. Birds 24 The metagnathous [class], in which the points of the mandibles cross each other. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1872
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