mandible
n. lower jaw bone; lower part of a bird's bill; either of a pair of jawlike biting organs in insects | ||||
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Mandible Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Mandible
(n.)
The bone, or principal bone, of the lower jaw; the inferior maxilla; -- also applied to either the upper or the lower jaw in the beak of birds.
(n.)
The anterior pair of mouth organs of insects, crustaceaus, and related animals, whether adapted for biting or not. See Illust. of Diptera.
(n.)
The bone, or principal bone, of the lower jaw; the inferior maxilla; -- also applied to either the upper or the lower jaw in the beak of birds.
(n.)
The anterior pair of mouth organs of insects, crustaceaus, and related animals, whether adapted for biting or not. See Illust. of Diptera.
| WordNet 2.0 |
mandible
Noun
1. the lower jawbone in vertebrates; it is hinged to open the mouth
(synonym) lower jaw, mandibula, mandibular bone, submaxilla, lower jawbone, jawbone, jowl
(hypernym) jaw
(hyponym) lantern jaw
(part-meronym) gnathion
Noun
1. the lower jawbone in vertebrates; it is hinged to open the mouth
(synonym) lower jaw, mandibula, mandibular bone, submaxilla, lower jawbone, jawbone, jowl
(hypernym) jaw
(hyponym) lantern jaw
(part-meronym) gnathion
| hEnglish - advanced version |
mandible
mandible
\man"di*ble\ (?), n. [l. mandibula, mandibulum, fr. mandere to chew. cf. manger.]
1. (anat.) the bone, or principal bone, of the lower jaw; the inferior maxilla; -- also applied to either the upper or the lower jaw in the beak of birds.
2. (zo?l.) the anterior pair of mouth organs of insects, crustaceaus, and related animals, whether adapted for biting or not. see illust. of diptera.
mandible
\man"di*ble\ (?), n. [l. mandibula, mandibulum, fr. mandere to chew. cf. manger.]
1. (anat.) the bone, or principal bone, of the lower jaw; the inferior maxilla; -- also applied to either the upper or the lower jaw in the beak of birds.
2. (zo?l.) the anterior pair of mouth organs of insects, crustaceaus, and related animals, whether adapted for biting or not. see illust. of diptera.
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Genogyl
Genogyl = n. the mandible
Genogyl = n. the mandible
Gorfant
Gorfant = n. upper mandible
Mant
Mant = n. a mandible; a mouth
Mandible Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Dictionary of Medicine (Shahram) |
Mandible
The mandible is the the bone of the lower jaw. The joint where the mandible meets the upper jaw at the temporal bone is called the temporomandibular joint.
The mandible is the the bone of the lower jaw. The joint where the mandible meets the upper jaw at the temporal bone is called the temporomandibular joint.
Mandible Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Mandible
neik-ahs(-hinek)
neik-ahs(-hinek)
Mandible Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Glossary of Entomology and Crop Protection |
Mandible
Jaw. One of the anterior pair of paired mouthpart structures. Mandibles are clearly visible in insects with chewing mouthparts, such as grasshoppers, cockroaches, beetles and ants.
Jaw. One of the anterior pair of paired mouthpart structures. Mandibles are clearly visible in insects with chewing mouthparts, such as grasshoppers, cockroaches, beetles and ants.
Mandible Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries