-gnathous
1.
a combining form meaning “having a jaw” of the kind or in the position specified by the initial element:
prognathous.
Origin
<
Greek
-gnathos
-jawed, adj. derivative of
gnáthos
jaw (akin to
chin
); see
-ous
British Dictionary definitions for
-gnathous
-gnathous
combining form
1.
indicating or having a jaw of a specified kind:
prognathous
Word Origin
from New Latin
-gnathus,
from Greek
gnathos
jaw
-gnathous
in Medicine
-gnathous
suff.
Characterized by a specified kind of jaw:
anisognathous.