metagnathism

Variant of metagnathous

metagnathous definition

me·tag·na·thous (mə tag′nə t̸həs)

adjective

  1. having the points of the beak crossed, as in the crossbills
  2. having larvae that feed by chewing and adults that feed by sucking, as in butterflies and moths

Etymology: meta- + -gnathous

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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