mandible
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də noun
1.
the bone of the lower jaw.
2.
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 organ, but styliform or setiform in piercing and sucking species.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Late Latin mandibula jaw, equivalent to mandi- (combining form of Latin mandere to chew) + -bula noun suffix of means
1375–1425; late Middle English < Late Latin mandibula jaw, equivalent to mandi- (combining form of Latin mandere to chew) + -bula noun suffix of means
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mandible (ˈmændɪbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | See jaw the lower jawbone in vertebrates |
| 2. | either of a pair of mouthparts in insects and other arthropods that are usually used for biting and crushing food |
| 3. | ornithol either the upper or the lower part of the bill, esp the lower part |
| [C16: via Old French from Late Latin mandibula jaw, from mandere to chew] | |
| mandibular | |
| —adj | |
| mandibulate | |
| —n, —adj | |
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Mandible
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| vertebrae of the lumbar spine |
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Word Origin & History
mandible
1540s, "jaw, jawbone," from L.L. mandibula "jaw," from L. mandere "to chew." Of insect mouth parts from 1826.
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Medical Dictionary
mandible man·di·ble (mān'də-bəl)
n.
A U-shaped bone forming the lower jaw, articulating with the temporal bone on either side. Also called submaxilla.
man·dib'u·lar (-dĭb'yə-lər) adj.
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Example sentences
The edges of the lower mandible are serrated with teeth much more prominent, coarser, and sharper than in the duck.
The mandible, the largest and strongest bone of the face, serves for the reception of the lower teeth.
Gainst many an enemy mandible, welded by pheromone kinship.
The nerve descends almost vertically to a point corresponding with the angle of the mandible.
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