mesognathous
/mɛˈsɒɡnəθəs/ /mɪˈsɒɡnəθəs/Physical Anthropol.
adjective
Designating a face or skull with a slightly projecting jaw, intermediate between prognathous and orthognathous; (of a person) having a profile of this kind.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in William Flower (1831–1899), zoologist and museum curator. From meso- + -gnathous.