'Saurognathous' definitions:
Definition of 'Saurognathous'
- Saurognathous \Sau*rog"na*thous\, a. [Gr. ? a lizard + ? the
jaw.] (Zool.)
Having the bones of the palate arranged as in saurians, the
vomer consisting of two lateral halves, as in the woodpeckers
(Pici).
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