epignathous
English
Etymology
From
epi-
+
-gnathous
.
Adjective
epignathous
(
not comparable
)
(
archaic
,
zoology
,
of birds
)
hook-billed; having the upper
mandible
longer than the lower one
See also
hookbill
References
“
epignathous
”, in
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary
, Springfield, Mass.:
G. & C. Merriam
,
1913
,
→OCLC
.