On 4/11/07, sean neill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dave, you have defeated my "Oxford Concise Dictionary". Please define > 'opisthognathous' in the context you used above. > > Thanks > > Phil > nb etymologicallychallenged > -- > Phil & Anne Irons > > Opistho- is a Greek adjective meaning 'behind' (the opposite of pro- > meaning 'in front') > Gnathos is Greek for a jaw. > > So presumably Dave means 'chinless' (the opposite of Neanderthals who > were prognathous, like Dubya). > > Sean
Thank you one and all. Phil -- Phil & Anne Irons Sydney, Nova Scotia [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
