gonys

[ goh-nis ]
/ ˈgoʊ nɪs /

noun

the ridge along the tip of the lower mandible of a bird's bill at the junction of the two joined halves, especially prominent in gulls.

Origin of gonys

1830–40; < New Latin, probably erroneously for Greek génys jaw

OTHER WORDS FROM gonys

go·nyd·e·al, go·nyd·i·al [goh-nid-ee-uh l] /goʊˈnɪd i əl/, adjective