airorhynchy
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Coined by Austrian zoologist Helmut Otto Hofer in 1952 as German Airorhynchie, from Ancient Greek ἀείρω (aeírō, “to raise, lift”) + ῥῠ́γχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”).[1]
Noun
[edit]airorhynchy (uncountable)
- A retroflexion of the face at the front of the palate in primates.