‖n.; pl.Gnathothecae [ NL., fr. Gr. gna`qos the jaw + &unr_; a box. ] (Zool.) The horney covering of the lower mandible of a bird. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. 1. (Myth.) The god of eloquence and letters among the ancient Egyptians, and supposed to be the inventor of writing and philosophy. He corresponded to the Mercury of the Romans, and was usually represented as a human figure with the head of an ibis or a lamb. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Zool.) The Egyptian sacred baboon. [ 1913 Webster ]