Orthognathous

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Orthognathous \Or*thog"na*thous\, a. [Ortho- + Gr. gna`qos 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}.


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