eurygnathus

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Latin

Etymology

A compound of the Ancient Greek εὐρῠ́ς (eurús, wide”, “broad) +‎ γνᾰ́θος (gnáthos, jaw) +‎ -ος (-os, suffix forming second-declension adjectives). Compare εὐρῠγένειος (eurugéneios, broad-chinned) and πλᾰτύγνᾰθος (platúgnathos, broad-jawed).

Pronunciation

Adjective

eurygnathus (feminine eurygnatha, neuter eurygnathum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (New Latin) wide-jawed

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Descendants