'Desmognathous' definitions:

Definition of 'Desmognathous'

From: GCIDE

Desmognathous \Des*mog"na*thous\, a. [Gr. desmo`s bond + gna`qos jaw.] (Zool.) Having the maxillo-palatine bones united; -- applied to a group of carinate birds (Desmognath[ae]), including various wading and swimming birds, as the ducks and herons, and also raptorial and other kinds. [1913 Webster]