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| 1. | the bone of the lower jaw. |
| 2. | (in birds)
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| 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. |

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.
mandible (mān'də-bəl) Pronunciation Key
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