- schizognathous
- schi·zog·na·thous
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schizognathous
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Schizognathous — Schi*zog na*thous, a. [Schizo + Gr. ? the jaw.] (Zo[ o]l.) Having the maxillo palatine bones separate from each other and from the vomer, which is pointed in front, as in the gulls, snipes, grouse, and many other birds. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
schizognathous — thəs adjective Etymology: schiz + gnathous : constituting or having an arrangement of the bones of the palate in which the vomer is narrow and pointed in front and separated by a space on each side from the usually long narrow maxillopalatals… … Useful english dictionary
Schizognath — Schiz og*nath, n. [See {Schizognathous}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any bird with a schizognathous palate. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
caprimulgiform — ▪ order of birds Introduction also called nightjars any of about 120 species of soft plumaged birds (bird), the major groups of which are called nightjars (nightjar), nighthawks (nighthawk), potoos (potoo), frogmouths (frogmouth), and owlet… … Universalium
schizognathism — ˌthizəm noun ( s) Etymology: schizognathous + ism : the condition of being schizognathous … Useful english dictionary
Schizognathae — Schi*zog na*th[ae], n. pl. [NL.] (Zo[ o]l.) The schizognathous birds. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Schizognathism — Schi*zog na*thism, n. (Zo[ o]l.) The condition of having a schizognathous palate. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
charadriiform — ▪ bird order Introduction any member of the large group of birds (bird) that includes the sandpipers (sandpiper), plovers (plover), gulls (gull), auks (auk), and their relatives. These birds form an important and familiar segment of the… … Universalium
columbiform — ▪ bird Introduction any member of the group of birds (bird) that contains the pigeons (pigeon), doves (dove), dodoes (dodo), and solitaires (solitaire). The order Columbiformes is divided into the Raphidae, a family of extinct birds that… … Universalium
schizognathae — skə̇ˈzägnəˌthē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from schiz + gnathae in former classification : a suborder of carinate birds consisting of those (as the pigeons, gallinaceous birds, penguins, gulls, cranes, shorebirds) with a… … Useful english dictionary
