desmognathous

English

Etymology

From desmo- +‎ -gnathous.

Adjective

desmognathous (not comparable)

1. (zoology, obsolete) belonging to a former taxonomic group of carinate birds (Desmognathae), having the maxillopalatine bones united

References

• “desmognathous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.