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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD METAGNATHOUS

From meta- + -gnathous.
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PRONUNCIATION OF METAGNATHOUS

metagnathous  [mɪˈtæɡnəθəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF METAGNATHOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Metagnathous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES METAGNATHOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of metagnathous in the English dictionary

The definition of metagnathous in the dictionary is having crossed tips.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH METAGNATHOUS


bismuthous
ˈbɪzməθəs
calathus
ˈkæləθəs
cyathus
ˈsaɪəθəs
hypognathous
haɪˈpɒɡnəθəs
mesognathous
mɪˈsɒɡnəθəs
opisthognathous
ˌɒpɪsˈθɒɡnəθəs
orthognathous
ɔːˈθɒɡnəθəs
plectognathous
ˌplekˈtɒɡnəθəs
saurognathous
sɔːˈrɒɡnəθəs
schizognathous
skɪtsˈɒɡnəθəs
syngnathous
ˈsɪŋɡnəθəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE METAGNATHOUS

metagalactic
metagalaxies
metagalaxy
metage
metageneses
metagenesis
metagenetic
metagenetically
metagenic
metagnathism
metagrabolise
metagrabolize
metagrobolise
metagrobolize
metairie
metal
metal detector
metal fatigue
metal polish
metal spraying

WORDS THAT END LIKE METAGNATHOUS

acanthous
agnathous
amorphous
ananthous
aphthous
epignathous
hapaxanthous
helminthous
hysteranthous
isomorphous
metamorphous
monanthous
naphthous
nyctanthous
paragnathous
polymorphous
prognathous
rhizanthous
synanthous
xanthous

Synonyms and antonyms of metagnathous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «metagnathous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF METAGNATHOUS

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The translations of metagnathous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «metagnathous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

metagnathous
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

metagnathous
570 millions of speakers

English

metagnathous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

metagnathous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

metagnathous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

metagnathous
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

metagnathous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

metagnathous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

metagnathous
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Metagnathous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

metagnathous
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

metagnathous
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

metagnathous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Metagnathous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

metagnathous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

metagnathous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Metagnathous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

metagnathous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

metagnathous
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

metagnathous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

metagnathous
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

metagnathous
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

metagnathous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

metagnathous
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

metagnathous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

metagnathous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of metagnathous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «METAGNATHOUS»

The term «metagnathous» is normally little used and occupies the 140.430 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about metagnathous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «METAGNATHOUS»

Discover the use of metagnathous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to metagnathous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Progressive Dictionary of the English Language: A ...
METAGNATHOUS. Met as ua lliou* • m.'-i :t- m -thfis),o. [Or. n«T<i, over, acrosa, and v^aflos, a jaw. J. ( Otnith. ) Cross- billed ; applied to birds whose mandibles cross each other at the points. Metal '"met ill or iiu-t 1), n. 1. A metallic compound  ...
Samuel Fallows, 1835
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Forms of Animal Life: A Manual of Comparative Anatomy : with ...
lost ; labial palps transformed into a labella ; hypopharynx setaceous ; larva apodous or with false (i. e. secondary) feet ; mandibulate or metagnathous ; no labial palps ; pupa metagnathous. Diptera (Two-winged Flies). 14. Wings, none ...
George Rolleston, William Hatchett Jackson, 1888
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The Chambers Dictionary
metafic tional — n metagal axy the whole universe considered as a system of galaxies; any system of galaxies. - adj metagalac tic. — n meta- gen esis (Gr genesis generation; hiol) alternation of generations. adj metagenet ic adj metagnathous ...
Allied Chambers, 1998
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Key to North American Birds: Containing a Concise Account of ...
C1s'roTu0ut's (9) Bill metagnathous; both mandibles faicate, their points crossed, . . . . . . . . . CUR\'11t08T1tA (e) Tarsus scutellate behind.- hind claw sl1'm'ght,' nostrils concealed; little eartuits, . . . EREMOPIIILA (e) Qniils (usually) tipped with  ...
Elliott Coues, 1872
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Robertson's Words for a Modern Age: A Cross Reference of ...
... metapterygium, metaptile, metathroax, metazoan, metazoon, metencephalon, metoesthetism, metoxenous (Gk., 2 changed in form, altered) Qualifying words: metabolic, metabolism, metachromy, metachrosis, metagnathous, metamorphic, ...
John G. Robertson, 1991
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Insect Bioecology and Nutrition for Integrated Pest Management
... roots as food source, 355–356 Membracidae, 597 Menognathous insects, 66 Menorhynchous insects, 66 Mentha piperita, 439 Meridic diet, 62 Merobruchus julianus, 338 Merobruchus spp., 335 Metagnathous insects, 66 Metahycusflavus,  ...
Antônio Ricardo Panizzi, José R. P. Parra, 2012
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Results of the zoological missions to Australia of the ...
Diagnosis Body very convex, head metagnathous, metasternum with femoral lines produced, coxal lines on first ventrite deviating from hind coxal cavities, all coxae contiguous, claws simple. Description of holotype Body shape short, ovoidal, ...
Mauro Daccordi, P. M. Giachino, Museo regionale di scienze naturali (Turin, Italy), 2003
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Proceedings of the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society: ...
Metazonal. Physo- clist. Incipient metagnathous. Notopterous with long ventral. Caudal now absent (small in Cret. Enchelurus). Ccelomodinic. Halosaurus (max. toothed) ; Lipogenys (toothless); Notacanthus (metagnathous). Deep Sea. (Cret.)  ...
‎1934
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Webster's II New College Dictionary
Of or relating to the jaw. gna-thite (na'thit', nath'it') n. IGk. gnathos, jaw + -ITF..] A jaw or jawlike appendage of an insect or other arthropod. -gnathous .< [NLat. - gnathns, < Gk. gnathos, jaw.] Having a specified kind of jaw <metagnathous> gnaw ...
Webster's New World Dictionary, Editors Of Webster's II Dictionaries, 2005
10
A Thesaurus of English Word Roots
... par3, toc gnath Greek gnath jaw SIMPLE ROOT: gnathic, gnathite (a mouth appendage of an arthropod, modified for chewing) PREFIXED ROOT: hypognathous (having a protruding lower jaw) (hypo under) metagnathous ( having the points ...
Horace Gerald Danner, 2014

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