hemimandible

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English

Etymology

From hemi- +‎ mandible.

Pronunciation

Noun

hemimandible (plural hemimandibles)

  1. Either half of a mandible
    • 2015 September 24, “A New Large Hyainailourine from the Bartonian of Europe and Its Bearings on the Evolution and Ecology of Massive Hyaenodonts (Mammalia)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      D-F, MNHN.F.EBA 518b, right hemimandible bearing P 3 -P 4 and M 2 -M 3 ; D, labial view; E, lingual view; F, occlusal view.