e|pig|na|thous

e|pig|na|thous
e|pig|na|thous «ih PIHG nuh thuhs», adjective.
(of birds) having the end of the upper mandible decurved over and beyond that of the lower one, as a bird of prey, parrot, petrel, or gull.
[< epi- + Greek gnáthos jaw + English -ous]

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