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mandible

Pronunciation: /ˈmandɪb(ə)l/
Definition of mandible

noun

Anatomy & Zoology
  • the jaw or a jawbone, especially the lower jawbone in mammals and fishes.
  • either of the upper and lower parts of a bird’s beak: the drake is all black except for an orange mark on the upper mandible
  • either half of the crushing organ in an arthropod’s mouthparts.

Derivatives

mandibular

Pronunciation: /-ˈdɪbjʊlə/
adjective

mandibulate

Pronunciation: /-ˈdɪbjʊlət/
adjective

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin mandibula, from mandere 'to chew'

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Definition of mandible in the US English dictionary

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