Mandible synonyms

măn'də-bəl

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mouth
A spokesperson; a mouthpiece:
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lower-jaw
The part of the face below the mouth; the jaw.
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jawbone
Any of the bones in the lower or upper jaw.
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bone (related)
A bone of a fish; a fishbone
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skeleton (related)
The internal structure of vertebrate animals, composed of bone or cartilage, that supports the body, serves as a framework for the attachment of muscles, and protects the vital organs and associated structures.
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submaxilla
The lower jaw or mandible, especially in humans.
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mandibula
(Anatomy) mandible
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beak
A beam, shod or armed at the end with a metal head or point, and projecting from the prow of an ancient galley, in order to pierce the vessel of an enemy; a beakhead.
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tibia (related)
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bony (related)
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femur (related)
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forelimb (related)
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fibula (related)
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vertebra (related)
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occiput (related)
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tubercle (related)
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femora (related)
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jaw (related)
(Figuratively) Anything resembling the jaw of an animal in form or action; especially plural, the mouth or way of entrance.
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mandibular bone
the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth
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lower jawbone
the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth
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jowl
A jawbone or jaw; esp., the lower jaw with the chin and cheeks
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maxilla (related)
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incisor (related)
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humerus (related)
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occipital-bone (related)
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  • The mandible is composed of several bones as in reptiles.

  • The operculum of the normal zooecium has become the mandible, while the occlusor muscles have become enormous.

  • They include the mandible of a mastodon and a portion of a vertebra of a large fish, both found in the Lower Madison Valley; the skull and other parts of a dog (Mesocyon drummondanus), found near Drummond, Granite county; the skull of a Poatrephes paludicola, found near New Chicago,.

  • The beak is large, strong and sharp-edged, the upper mandible terminating in a large hook; the wings are narrow and very long; the feet have no hind toe, and the three anterior toes are completely webbed.

  • Hinds believe that the paired piercers are the inner lobes of the maxillae, and the unpaired piercer the left mandible, the right mandible being absent.

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