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GONION
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Irregular inflected form: gonia
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The craniometric point on either side at the apex of the lower jaw
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("gonion" is a kind of...):
craniometric point (a landmark on the skull from which craniometric measurements can be taken)
Holonyms ("gonion" is a part of...):
jawbone; jowl; lower jaw; lower jawbone; mandible; mandibula; mandibular bone; submaxilla (the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth)