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mandibular, a.|mænˈdɪbjʊlə(r)|
[f. mandibula + -ar.]
Belonging to, connected with, or forming part of a mandible.
1654Gayton Pleas. Notes iii. vi. 103 The many parts, joynts, sinews [etc.]..gutturall, dentall, mandibular, &c. 1706Phillips (ed. Kersey), Mandibular Muscles, the Muscles that belong to the Lower Jaw. 1816Kirby & Sp. Entomol. (1818) II. 275 Besides their mandibular hooks, some of these grubs supply the want of legs by means of claws at their anus. 1875Blake Zool. 2 In nearly all mammals teeth exist in a single row on the..mandibular bones. 1891Flower & Lydekker Introd. Mammals 171 The mandibular symphysis is ankylosed. |