prognathous

English

Etymology

pro- + -gnathous

Adjective

prognathous (comparative more prognathous, superlative most prognathous)

1. having jaws that project forward more than is usual
   • 1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Land That Time Forgot Chapter VIII

     A huge brute with thick lips and prognathous jaw stood at her shoulder. He was talking loudly and gesticulating wildly.

Translations

with jaws projecting forward

• French: prognathe (fr)
• Portuguese: prógnato (pt) m, prógnata (pt) f

• Romanian: proeminent (ro)
• Russian: прогнатический (ru) (prognatičeskij)