Gena

//ˈd͡ʒɛnə// name, noun

Definitions

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."

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.

Etymology

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

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