'Schizognathous' definitions:
Definition of 'Schizognathous'
From: GCIDE
- Schizognathous \Schi*zog"na*thous\, a. [Schizo- + Gr. ? the jaw.] (Zool.) Having the maxillo-palatine bones separate from each other and from the vomer, which is pointed in front, as in the gulls, snipes, grouse, and many other birds. [1913 Webster]