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mandible
- Main Entry:
- man·di·ble

- Pronunciation:
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\ˈman-də-bəl\
- Function:
- noun
- Etymology:
- Middle English, from Late Latin mandibula, from Latin mandere to chew; probably akin to Greek masasthai to chew
- Date:
- 15th century
1 a: jaw 1a; especially : a lower jaw consisting of a single bone or of completely fused bones b: the lower jaw with its investing soft parts c: either the upper or lower segment of the bill of a bird2: any of various invertebrate mouthparts serving to hold or bite food materials; especially : either member of the anterior pair of mouth appendages of an arthropod often forming strong biting jaws
— man·dib·u·lar \man-ˈdi-byə-lər\ adjective
— man·dib·u·late \-lət\ adjective
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