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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The cheek; the feathered side of the under mandible of a bird.
2. 2
   The part of the head to which the jaws of an insect are attached.
3. 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. 1
   A female given name, a rare variant of Gina or short form of Genevieve.

   "For quotations using this term, see Citations:Gena."

Synonyms

All synonyms

cheek

Example

More examples

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

Etymology

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

Related phrases

given name

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