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单词 paragnathous
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paragnathousadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: para- prefix1, -gnathous comb. form.
Etymology: < para- prefix1 + -gnathous comb. form. N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation as (păræ·gnăþəs) /pəˈræɡnəθəs/.
Ornithology. Obsolete. rare.
Of the beak of a bird: having mandibles of equal length.
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1872 E. Coues Key to N. Amer. Birds 24 All bills..have been divided into four classes... The paragnathous, in which both [mandibles] are of about equal length, and neither is evidently bent over the other.
1876 D. S. Jordan Man. Vertebr. Northern U.S. 149 Bill paragnathous (mandibles even); tail forked (in our species).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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