Mandibula

//manˈdɪb.jʊl.ə// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of mandible. alt-of, obsolete
  2. 2
    the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth wordnet

Synonyms

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jawbonejowllower jawlower jawlower jawbonemandible

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Late Latin mandibula (“a jaw”), from mandō (“to chew, masticate”) + -bula (instrument noun suffix).

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