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metagnathous

(mə tag′nə t̸həs)

adjective

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

Origin: meta- + -gnathous

Related Forms:

metagnathism noun

See metagnathous in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Having a bill in which the tips of the mandibles cross. Used of a bird.

Related Forms:

me·tagˈna·thism noun

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