different between gnathostomulid vs gnathic

English

gnathostomulid (plural gnathostomulids)

(zoology) Any member of the Gnathostomulida, the phylum of jaw worms. They are nearly microscopic marine animals that inhabit sand and mud beneath shallow coastal waters.

Ancient Greek ?????? (gnáthos, “jaw”) + English -ic; equivalent to * ???????? (gnathikós)

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: gn??th?k, n??th?k, IPA^(key): /??næ??k/, /?næ??k/

gnathic (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to the jaw.
- 1990: Thomas Pynchon, Vineland
  ‘Want to get an idea of your gnathic index, and that mustache is in the way.’

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