mawnoun [ C ]
uk/mɔː/us/mɑː/literarythe mouth of a fierce (= frightening) animal:
the lion's maw
something that seems to surround and absorb everything near it:
She fears that the matter will simply be swallowed up by the maw of bureaucracy.
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The head & neck of non-human animals
- antler
- beak
- bill
- cockscomb
- comb
- crest
- crested
- crop
- dewlap
- horn
- horned
- jaw
- muzzle
- neck
- nose
- pouch
- proboscis
- scruff
- snout
- sucker
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Enclosing, surrounding and immersing