Definition of Orthognathous. Meaning of Orthognathous. Synonyms of Orthognathous

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Definition of Orthognathous

Orthognathous
Orthognathous Or*thog"na*thous, a. [Ortho- + Gr. ? the jaw.] (Anat.) Having the front of the head, or the skull, nearly perpendicular, not retreating backwards above the jaws; -- opposed to prognathous. See Gnathic index, under Gnathic.

Meaning of Orthognathous from wikipedia

- Jackknife chelicera are described in two different forms: orthognathous and labidognathous. Orthognathous chelicerae are articulated in a manner that enables...
- exception of some species which have chelicerae in an angle that is neither orthognathous or labidognathous. These long-legged spiders build typical "lampshade"...
- Caprichromis orthognathus is a species of haplochromine cichlid. It is found in Lake Malawi and Lake Malombe and its range includes Malawi, Mozambique...
- typical Hamitic physical traits included narrow facial features; an orthognathous visage; light brown to dark brown skin tone; wavy, curly or straight...
- antennal segments while the male has 13. All adults are black, with an orthognathous head. The bee's pronotum is fixed to the mesothorax, the pronotal lobe...
- melanostigma Callochromis pleurospilus Caprichromis liemi Caprichromis orthognathous Caquetaia myersi Cardiopharynx schoutedeni Chaetobranchus semifasciatus...
- elongated central pads, a hypothenar pad and a thenar pad. The skull is orthognathous, orbits are unfenestrated, balls are inflated ventrally, and a large...
- edge of the compound eyes and close to the mandible. The mandibles are orthognathous and lack evident teeth. The number of palpomeres of the maxilla and...