Mandibula
/manˈdɪb.jʊl.ə/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Obsolete form of mandible. alt-of, obsolete
- 2 the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth wordnet
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Late Latin mandibula (“a jaw”), from mandō (“to chew, masticate”) + -bula (instrument noun suffix).