(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:53:47

Schi*zog"na*thous (?), a. [Schize- + Gr. the jaw.] Zool.

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.

 

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