mandible
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English
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Etymology
From late Middle English, from Late Latin mandibula (“a jaw”), from mandō (“to chew, masticate”) + -bula (instrument noun suffix).
Pronunciation
Noun
mandible (plural mandibles)
- (anatomy, zootomy)
- The jaw or a jawbone, especially the lower jawbone in mammals and fishes.
- Synonyms: dentary, dentary bone, inferior maxillary bone, jawbone, lower jaw, submaxilla
- Coordinate term: maxilla
- Either of the upper and lower segments of a bird's beak.
- Any of various invertebrate mouthparts serving to hold or bite food materials.
- One of the anterior pair of mouthparts of an arthropod, designed for holding and cutting food.
- The jaw or a jawbone, especially the lower jawbone in mammals and fishes.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
lower jaw
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mouthpart of an arthropod
See also
References
- “mandible”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “mandible”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.