1.
[syn: prognathous, prognathic, hypognathous]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Prognathous \Prog"na*thous\ (pr[o^]g"n[.a]*th[u^]s), a. [Gr.
pro` before + gna`qos the jaw] (Anat.)
Having the jaws projecting beyond the upper part of the face;
-- opposed to orthognathous. See Gnathic index, under
Gnathic.
[1913 Webster]
Their countenances had the true prognathous character.
--Kane.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
prognathous
adj 1: having a projecting lower jaw [syn: prognathous,
prognathic, hypognathous] [ant: opisthognathous]