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mandible
English
Alternative forms
- mandibula
Etymology
Late Middle English, borrowed from Late Latin mandibula (“jaw”), from mand? (“chew, masticate”) +? -bula (instrument noun suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?mæn.d?b.?l/, /?mæn.d?b.l?/
- Rhymes: -ænd?b?l
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
- 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
- mange
- manger
Translations
See also
- jowl
References
- “mandible”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
- “mandible”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
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dobsonfly
English
Etymology
Unknown; possibly Dobson +? fly
Noun
dobsonfly (plural dobsonflies)
- Any insect of the subfamily Corydalinae, whose males have long mandibles, found in the Americas and related most closely to the fishfly.
Translations
See also
- hellgramite (dobsonfly larva)
Further reading
- dobsonfly on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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