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mandible

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mandible


Main Entry:
man·di·ble Listen to the pronunciation of mandible
Pronunciation:
\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 Listen to the pronunciation of mandibular \man-ˈdi-byə-lər\ adjective
— man·dib·u·late Listen to the pronunciation of mandibulate \-lət\ adjective
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