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Mandibular

//manˈdɪb.jʊl.ə// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the mandible. not-comparable

    "The head produces a mandibular gland pheromone composed of ketones, the thorax lacks large glands, and the abdomen contains the venom and the Nasonov gland that produces lemon oil compounds."

Adjective
  1. 1
    relating to the lower jaw wordnet

Etymology

From Latin mandibula + -ar. By surface analysis, mandible + -ar.

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