What does "gena" mean?

The cheek; the feathered side of the under mandible of a bird.

Gena

Common synonyms include: cheek, facial region, genal region, lateral head region, malar region, side of head.

/ˈd͡ʒɛnə/ name, noun

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Noun

1
The cheek; the feathered side of the under mandible of a bird.
2
The part of the head to which the jaws of an insect are attached.
3
The part of the head below the compound eyes of Diptera, or an analogous part of the head of larvae without compound eyes.

Proper Noun

1
A female given name, a rare variant of Gina or short form of Genevieve.
"For quotations using this term, see Citations:Gena."

"Gena the Crocodile worked as a crocodile at the zoo."

Borrowed from Latin gena (“cheek”). Doublet of chin.