Metagnathous Definition
mĭ-tăgnə-thəs
adjective
Having the points of the beak crossed, as in the crossbills.
Webster's New World
Having a bill in which the tips of the mandibles cross. Used of a bird.
American Heritage
Having larvae that feed by chewing and adults that feed by sucking, as in butterflies and moths.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Metagnathous
meta- +"Ž -gnathous
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