prognathous
adjective
prog·na·thous
ˈpräg-nə-thəs 
: being or having a jaw and typically a lower jaw that projects forward especially to an unusual degree
The umpire, a veteran of dim visage with a cigarette jutting out from his prognathous jaw, was diligent about sweeping the plate, but his strike zone tended to bounce.—
Richard Conniff
Richard Conniffa prognathous fish
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The front of his face — his nose, maxilla, sinuses, jaw — projected forward like a canine skull — what an anthropologist would call prognathous.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2021
The whole universe is under attack from Thanos, an infinitely villainous villain sporting a multicleft, prognathous chin.
—Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 25 Apr. 2018
Dwight Garner, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2021
The whole universe is under attack from Thanos, an infinitely villainous villain sporting a multicleft, prognathous chin.
—Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 25 Apr. 2018
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prognathous
adjective
prog·na·thous
ˈpräg-nə-thəs
: being or having a jaw and typically a lower jaw that projects forward especially to an unusual degree
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