The Collaborative International Dictionary
Saurognathous
Saurognathous \Sau*rog"na*thous\, a. [Gr. ? a lizard + ? the jaw.] (Zo["o]l.) Having the bones of the palate arranged as in saurians, the vomer consisting of two lateral halves, as in the woodpeckers ( Pici).
Wiktionary
saurognathous
a. (context zoology English) having the bones of the palate arranged as in saurians, the vomer consisting of two lateral half, as in the woodpeckers