mandibulum
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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. [1913 Webster] 2 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
basimandibula — n. [L. basis, base; mandibulum, lower jaw] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Orthoptera, a narrow sclerite between the mandible and gena; a trochantin … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Mandible — The mandible is the bone of the lower jaw. The joint where the mandible meets the upper jaw at the temporal bone is called the temporomandibular joint. * * * A U shaped bone (in superior view), forming the lower jaw, articulating by its upturned… … Medical dictionary
epimandibular — Upon the lower jaw. [epi + L. mandibulum, mandible] * * * epi·man·dib·u·lar (ep″ĭ man dibґu lər) [epi + mandibular] situated upon the lower jaw … Medical dictionary
mandible — /ˈmændəbəl / (say manduhbuhl) noun 1. the bone of the lower jaw. 2. (in birds) a. the lower part of the beak; the lower jaw. b. (plural) the upper and lower parts of the beak; the jaws. 3. (in arthropods) one of the first pair of mouth part… …
Eselskinnbacken — * Einen mit Eselskinnbacken tödten. – Eiselein, 153. Tausende werden durch geistliche und weltliche Schwätzer auf diese Weise getödtet. Lat.: Asini mandibulum. (Eiselein, 153.) … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
mandible — [man′də bəl] n. [OFr < LL mandibula < mandibulum, a jaw < L mandere, to chew < IE base * menth , to chew > MOUTH] the jaw; specif., a) the lower jaw of a vertebrate: see SKULL b) either of a pair of biting jaws of an insect or… … English World dictionary
