Etymology

opisthognathid

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Today it means: Any in the family Opistognathidae of jawfishes. Full definition →

Ancient Greek γνάθος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromγνάθος“jaw”
  2. English todayopisthognathid

From opistho- + Ancient Greek γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw”) + -id.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekγνάθος all →

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