mandible
11mandible — n. 1 the jaw, esp. the lower jaw in mammals and fishes. 2 the upper or lower part of a bird s beak. 3 either half of the crushing organ in an arthropod s mouth parts. Derivatives: mandibular adj. mandibulate adj. Etymology: ME f. OF mandible or… …
12Mandible-Piercing — Andere Bezeichnungen Sprung Piercing, Deep Oral Piercing Lage Mund und Kinnbereich Schmuck Barbell Hinweis zum Schmuck Heilungsdauer zw …
13Mandible Cirque — (73°7′S 169°15′E / 73.117°S 169.25°E / 73.117; 169.25) is a cirque indenting the coast of Daniell Peninsula 5 nautical miles (9 km) west southwest of Cape Phillips, in …
14Mandible (disambiguation) — The mandible is the lower jawbone of a vertebrate animal. Mandible may also refer to: Mandible (arthropod mouthpart), one of several mouthparts in arthropods Mandible (insect mouthpart), one of several mouthparts in insects Human mandible, the… …
15Mandible claw — The Mandible Claw is a professional wrestling maneuver which, when applied correctly against an individual, can cause intense, legitimate pain. Popularized in the 1990s by American wrestler Mick Foley, the move is based heavily on The Mandibular… …
16mandible body — Inflated base (coxa) of mandible providing for attachment of mandibular muscles. (Syn. body of mandible, corpus mandibulae) [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. Inflated base of mandible for attachment of mandibular muscles. (Syn. corpus mandibulae)… …
17Mandible (arthropod mouthpart) — The mandibles of a Bull ant The mandible of an arthropod is either of a pair of mouthparts used for biting, cutting and holding food. Mandibles are often simply referred to as jaws. Mandibles are present in the extant subphyla Myriapoda… …
18Mandible (insect mouthpart) — For the corresponding mouthpart in other arthropods, see Mandible (arthropod mouthpart). The mandibles of a Bull ant Insect mandibles are a pair of appendages near the insect’s mouth, and the most anterior of the three pairs of oral appendages… …
19Mandible (insect) — Insect mandibles are a pair of appendages near the insect’s mouth, and the most anterior of the three pairs of oral appendages (the labrum is more anterior, but is a single fused structure). Their function is typically to grasp, crush, or cut the …
20Mandible (arthropod) — In arthropods, the mandible is either of a pair of arthropod mouthparts used for biting, cutting and holding food. Mandibles are often simply referred to as jaws. The arthropods with mandibles form the clade Mandibulata, comprising the extant… …
