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.
| Back | gnathic /NATH-ik/ |
|---|---|
| Front | 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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