SAUROGNATHÆ
\sˌɔːɹəɡnˈaθə], \sˌɔːɹəɡnˈaθə], \s_ˌɔː_ɹ_ə_ɡ_n_ˈa_θ_ə]\
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saw-rog'n[=a]-th[=e], n.pl. a family of birds containing the woodpeckers and their allies.--n. SAUROG'N[=A]THISM, the peculiar arrangement of the bones of their palates.--adj. SAUROG'N[=A]THOUS. [Gr. sauros, a lizard, gnathos, the jaw.]
By Thomas Davidson
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