| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Hook-billed; having the upper mandible longer than the lower.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb epignathously.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (epignathously) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective epignathous.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "EPIGNATHOUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Etymology:Epignathous \E*pig"na*thous\, adjective. [Epi- Greek expression the jaw.]. (references) |
