mandibular

man·di·ble

M0074700 (măn′də-bəl)n.1. The lower jaw of a vertebrate animal.2. Either the upper or lower part of the beak in birds.3. Any of various mouth organs of invertebrates used for seizing and biting food, especially either of a pair of such organs in insects and other arthropods.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin mandibula, from Latin mandere, to chew.]

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man·dib′u·lar (-dĭb′yə-lər) adj.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

mandibular - relating to the lower jaw inframaxillary