gnathidium

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noun

The ramus of the lower jaw of a bird as far as it is naked

OriginNew Latin gnathidium →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

noungnathidium (plural gnathidia)

plural gnathidia

  1. datedbiologyThe ramus of the lower jaw of a bird as far as it is naked

Origin

  1. New Latingnathidium
  2. Englishgnathidium

Learned borrowing from New Latin gnathidium. By surface analysis, gnath- + -idium.

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APA

gnathidium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnathidium

MLA

“gnathidium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnathidium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gnathidium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnathidium.

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