- holognathous
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adj. [Gr. holos, whole; gnathos, jaw](MOLLUSCA: Gastropoda)Possessing a jaw of one piece construction, as certain terrestrial forms.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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hol- — combining form or holo Etymology: Middle English holo , from Old French, from Latin hol , holo , from Greek, from holos more at safe 1. a. : complete : entire … Useful english dictionary
