Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Leather-mouthed; having a soft mouth—that is, toothless jaws: said of fishes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Having soft jaws without teeth, as certain fishes.
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- adjective zoology Having
soft jaws withoutteeth .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek
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