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metagnathous

me·tag·na·thous
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [muh-tag-nuh-thuh s]
    • /məˈtæg nə θəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [muh-tag-nuh-thuh s]
    • /məˈtæg nə θəs/

Definitions of metagnathous word

  • adjective metagnathous Ornithology. having the tips of the mandibles crossed, as the crossbills. 1
  • adjective metagnathous Entomology. having biting mouthparts in the larval stage and sucking mouthparts in the adult stage. 1
  • adjective metagnathous (of the beaks of birds such as the crossbill) having crossed tips 0
  • adjective metagnathous having the points of the beak crossed, as in the crossbills 0
  • adjective metagnathous having larvae that feed by chewing and adults that feed by sucking, as in butterflies and moths 0
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Origin of metagnathous

First appearance:

before 1870
One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75; meta- + -gnathous

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Parts of speech for Metagnathous

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Metagnathous

metagnathous popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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