hypognathous

• Adjectif désignant un animal ou une personne dont la mâchoire inférieure est proéminente ou fait saillie vers l'avant.

An obsolete adjective describing an animal or person with a protruding lower jaw.

1. Having a projecting lower jawC2formal

   Describes an organism, especially an insect or fish, where the lower jaw extends forward beyond the upper jaw.

   hypognathe

   • The hypognathous structure of the fish helps it catch prey from below.
   • In some insects, a hypognathous head allows for specialized feeding.
   • The fossil showed a clearly hypognathous jawline.

   Synonymesprognathicprognathousunderhungundershot

   Antonymesopisthognathous