With the argus pheasant they represent the largest, most dramatically colored and longest tailed birds of the pheasant family Phasianidae. The peacock is a popular zoological specimen but has a typically raucous voice and is frequently muted surgically.
Definitions for lantern jaw. Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word lantern jaw. Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: lantern jaw(noun) a long thin lower jaw.
â¢ JAW (noun) The noun JAW has 3 senses: 1. the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth. 2. the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth. 3. holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object. Familiarity information: JAW used as a noun is uncommon. â¢ JAW (verb)