Etymology

gonys

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Today it means: the lower ridge of the lower mandible of a bird's beak, located at the junction of the bone's two rami (lateral plates) Full definition →

Ancient Greek γένυς
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromγένυς
  2. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromγένυς
  3. English todaygonys

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γένυς (génus, “jaw”).

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