Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling a jaw or some aspect of one.

Etymologies

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jaw +‎ -like

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Examples

  • Now grasping plants occurred, reaching thorny branches toward them, opening green jawlike processes.

    Juxtaposition Anthony, Piers 1982

  • Now grasping plants occurred, reaching thorny branches toward them, opening green jawlike processes.

    Juxtaposition Anthony, Piers 1982

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