prognathous

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The characters of the countenance, and the shape of the features depend chiefly on the conformation of the bones of the head The Australian skull belongs to that variety called the prognathous, or narrow elongated variety; yet it is not so striking an example of this variety as the Negro skull.

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  1. adjective Having jaws that project forward to a marked degree.

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  1. from Greek πρό, before, forward, + γνάθος, jaw, mouth.
 

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/ˈprɑgnəθəs/
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