What does "buccula" mean?

A fold of fat beneath the chin.

What is a synonym for "buccula"?

Common synonyms include: cheek, double chin.

noun

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Noun

1
A fold of fat beneath the chin.
2
a fold of fatty tissue under the chin wordnet
3
in hemipterans, the ventroanterior part of the bug's head.
"Figure 1. Lateral view of head, showing buccula of N. californicus."

"Figure 1. Lateral view of head, showing buccula of N. californicus."

Learned borrowing from Latin buccula.