prokinesis
/ˌprəʊkʌɪˈniːsɪs/ /ˌprəʊkɪˈniːsɪs/Zoology
noun
A form of upper jaw mobility, found in some birds and lizards, in which the upper jaw may be raised relative to the neurocranium by rotation about a hinge at their junction, anterior to the eyes.
Origin
1960s. From pro- + kinesis, after prokinetic.
- mage
- Magellan
- Magellan Cloud
- Magellan, Ferdinand
- Magellanic Cloud
- Magellanic Clouds
- Magellanic Stream
- Magellan's Cloud
- Magellan's straits
- Magellan, Strait of
- Magellan straits
- Magen David
- magenta
- mageship
- maggem
- maggid
- maggie
- Maggie Ann
- maggie-many-feet
- maggie-many-legs
- Maggie's drawers
- Maggiore, Lake
- maggle
- maggot
- maggot-fishing