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1. (n.) mandible
the bone or bony composite comprising the lower jaw of vertebrates.
2. mandible
(in birds)
3. mandible
the lower part of the bill.
4. mandible
(in arthropods) one of the first pair of mouthpart appendages, typically a biting organ.
Etymology: (1375–1425; < LL mandibula jaw =mandi- (comb. form of L mandere to chew) + L -bula suffix of means)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) lower jaw, mandible, mandibula, mandibular bone, submaxilla, lower jawbone, jawbone, jowl
the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) MANDIBLE
the bone, or principal bone, of the lower jaw; the inferior maxilla; -- also applied to either the upper or the lower jaw in the beak of birds
2. (noun) MANDIBLE
the anterior pair of mouth organs of insects, crustaceaus, and related animals, whether adapted for biting or not. See Illust. of Diptera
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. MANDIBLE
The largest and strongest bone of the FACE constituting the lower jaw. It supports the lower teeth.
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