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Recent Examples of mandible
European honeybees regularly comb through the hairy area under their nest mates wings using their mandibles.
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Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2025
Their robust exoskeletons, vivid colorations and powerful mandibles serve not only as defense mechanisms but also as tools in intraspecific competition and mating rituals.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
These tube ambushing worms were found at depths of around 3,720 feet, showcasing iridescent bodies and dark brown mandibles.
—Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
In an early scene, he is set upon by a shrieking, skittering swarm of creepers—imagine giant, whitish pill bugs with huge mandibles—and expects to be devoured (and resurrected) within seconds.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
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Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2025
Their robust exoskeletons, vivid colorations and powerful mandibles serve not only as defense mechanisms but also as tools in intraspecific competition and mating rituals.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
These tube ambushing worms were found at depths of around 3,720 feet, showcasing iridescent bodies and dark brown mandibles.
—Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
In an early scene, he is set upon by a shrieking, skittering swarm of creepers—imagine giant, whitish pill bugs with huge mandibles—and expects to be devoured (and resurrected) within seconds.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mandible
maxilla
Noun
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The Cook County Sheriff’s Office decided to reopen the Gacy file in 2011 as a cold case, exhuming bone fragments and sending eight sets of mandibles and maxilla to the CHI lab in Fort Worth for DNA processing.—
David Montesino,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Jan. 2024
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Thomas' team looked at the maxilla, or the upper part of the dog's jaw, because those tooth roots are best for DNA sampling, and researchers were able to pull samples from three specimens.—
Saleen Martin,
USA TODAY,
12 Jan. 2023
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“Mandible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mandible. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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