mandible

  • 21mandible — 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.… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 22mandible — the lower jaw, used in the sense of a functional unit without respect to the bones and cartilage making up the jaw …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 23mandible — n. [L. mandibula, jaw] 1. A jaw. 2. (ANNELIDA: Polychaeta) The ventral chitinous plates or rods, maybe dentate, against which the maxilla work. 3. (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) One of the third pair of cephalic appendages. 4. (ARTHROPODA: Diplopoda)… …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 24mandible — /man deuh beuhl/, n. 1. the bone of the lower jaw. 2. (in birds) a. the lower part of the bill. b. mandibles, the upper and lower parts of the bill. 3. (in arthropods) one of the first pair of mouthpart appendages, typically a jawlike biting… …

    Universalium

  • 25mandible — noun /ˈmændɪb(ə)l/ a) The lower jaw, especially the lower jawbone. b) One of a pair of mouthparts of an arthropod designed for holding food. Syn: dentary bone, inferior maxillary bone, jawbone, submaxilla …

    Wiktionary

  • 26mandible — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. mouth, lower jaw, jawbone; see bone , jaw 1 …

    English dictionary for students

  • 27mandible — man|di|ble [ˈmændıbəl] n technical [Date: 1500 1600; : Late Latin; Origin: mandibula, from Latin mandere to chew ] 1.) the jaw bone of an animal or fish, especially the lower jaw 2.) the outside part of a bird s beak 3.) the part of an insect s… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 28mandible — man|di|ble [ mændıbl ] noun count TECHNICAL the lower jaw of a person, animal, or fish a. the top or bottom part of a bird s beak b. either of the two parts of an insect s mouth that it uses for biting …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 29mandible — man·di·ble || mændÉ™bl n. lower jaw bone; lower part of a bird s bill; either of a pair of jawlike biting organs in insects …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 30mandible — [ mandɪb(ə)l] noun Anatomy & Zoology 1》 the jaw or a jawbone, especially the lower jawbone in mammals and fishes. 2》 either of the upper and lower parts of a bird s beak. 3》 either half of the crushing organ in an arthropod s mouthparts.… …

    English new terms dictionary

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