amblygnathous

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adjective

Having relatively short and blunt jaws.

Scrabble 24

Meanings

adjectiveamblygnathous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving relatively short and blunt jaws.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀμβλύς“blunt”
  2. Englishamblygnathous

From Ancient Greek ἀμβλύς (amblús, “blunt”) + -gnathous. By surface analysis, ambly- + -gnathous.

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APA

amblygnathous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amblygnathous

MLA

“amblygnathous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amblygnathous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amblygnathous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amblygnathous.

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