-gnathiccomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek γνάθος , -ic suffix.

Etymology: < ancient Greek γνάθος jaw (see -gnath comb. form) + -ic suffix. Compare scientific Latin -gnathi (in order names, as Plectognathi : see plectognath n.), French -gnathe . Compare -gnathous comb. form.Earliest in the mid 19th cent. in the borrowing from Latin and French plectognathic adj. Compare also orthognathic adj., prognathic adj., mesognathic adj., etc.

Zoology and Physical Anthropology.

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Forming adjectives designating skulls or heads having jaws or mouthparts of the type described by the first element, and persons or animals having such skulls or heads, as macrognathic adj. at macrognathous adj. Derivatives, prognathic adj., etc., or relating to mouthparts, as perignathic adj. at peri- prefix 2a. Cf. -gnathous comb. form.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

单词	-gnathic
释义	-gnathiccomb. form Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek γνάθος , -ic suffix. Etymology: < ancient Greek γνάθος jaw (see -gnath comb. form) + -ic suffix. Compare scientific Latin -gnathi (in order names, as Plectognathi : see plectognath n.), French -gnathe . Compare -gnathous comb. form.Earliest in the mid 19th cent. in the borrowing from Latin and French plectognathic adj. Compare also orthognathic adj., prognathic adj., mesognathic adj., etc. Zoology and Physical Anthropology. Categories » Forming adjectives designating skulls or heads having jaws or mouthparts of the type described by the first element, and persons or animals having such skulls or heads, as macrognathic adj. at macrognathous adj. Derivatives, prognathic adj., etc., or relating to mouthparts, as perignathic adj. at peri- prefix 2a. Cf. -gnathous comb. form. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < comb. form
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