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Gnathic Jaw Nath Ik Adjective Relating Greek Gnathos Ultimately

The adjective "gnathic" relates to the jaw, originating from the Greek word "gnathos" for jaw.

Adjektivet "gnathic" relaterar till käken. Ordet har grekiskt ursprung från "gnathos" som betyder käke.

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gnathic /NATH-ik/
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adjective
Of or relating to the jaw.

[From Greek gnathos (jaw). Ultimately from the Indo-European root genu- (jawbone, chin), which is also the source of chin, prognathous , and Sanskrit hanu (jaw). Hanuman (literally, having a large jaw) was the name of a monkey god in Hindu mythology. Earliest documented use: 1882.]

"For the first time in his life Judah sees the strangeness of the khepri, hears the scissor-sounds their gnathic movements make." - China Miéville; Iron Council; Del Rey; 2004.

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