English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
Metagnathous — Me*tag na*thous, a. [Pref. meta + Gr. gna qos the jaw.] (Zo[ o]l.) Cross billed; said of certain birds, as the crossbill. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
metagnathous — metagnathism, n. /meuh tag neuh theuhs/, adj. 1. Ornith. having the tips of the mandibles crossed, as the crossbills. 2. Entomol. having biting mouthparts in the larval stage and sucking mouthparts in the adult stage. [1870 75; META + GNATHOUS] * … Universalium
metagnathous — me·tag·na·thous … English syllables
metagnathous — /məˈtægnəθəs/ (say muh tagnuhthuhs) adjective Ornithology having the tips of the mandibles crossed, as the crossbills. –metagnathism, noun …
metagnathous — mə̇ˈtagnəthəs adjective Etymology: meta + gnathous 1. of a bird : having the tips of the mandibles crossed 2. of an insect : having biting mandibles in the larval stage and sucking mouth parts when adult contrasted with menognathous … Useful english dictionary
metagnathism — See metagnathous. * * * … Universalium
menognathous — (ˈ)me|nägnəthəs adjective Etymology: meno (II) + gnathous : having biting mandibles during both the larval and imaginal stages used of various insects having a complete metamorphosis; contrasted with metagnathous … Useful english dictionary
