propalinal
/prəʊˈpalɪnl/Zoology and Palaeontology
adjective
Characterized by or involving forward and backward motion, especially of the lower jaw in chewing.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Edward Cope (1840–1897). Irregularly from ancient Greek πρό forward + πάλιν backward + -al.
- scilicet
- scilla
- scillin
- scillitin
- scillitine
- scillitoxin
- Scillonian
- Scilly Isles
- scimitar
- scimitar-babbler
- scimitarbill
- scimitared
- scimitar-horned
- scimitar-horned oryx
- scimitar oryx
- scincoid
- scind
- scindapsus
- scintigram
- scintigraph
- scintigraphic
- scintigraphically
- scintigraphy
- scintilla
- scintillagraph