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gonys

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[goh-nis] / ˈgoʊ nɪs /

noun

  1. the ridge along the tip of the lower mandible of a bird's bill at the junction of the two joined halves, especially prominent in gulls.

Other Word Forms

  • gonydeal adjective
  • gonydial adjective

Etymology

Origin of gonys

1830–40; < New Latin, probably erroneously for Greek génys jaw

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