Schizognathous

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

  Schizognathous \Schi*zog"na*thous\, a. [Schizo- + Gr. ? the
     jaw.] (Zool.)
     Having the maxillo-palatine bones separate from each other
     and from the vomer, which is pointed in front, as in the
     gulls, snipes, grouse, and many other birds.
     [1913 Webster]