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gonys

Pronunciation: /ˈɡəʊnɪs/

The English word “gonys” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. the lower ridge of the lower mandible of a bird's beak, located at the junction of the bone's two rami (lateral plates)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γένυς (génus, “jaw”).

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