Mandible
Translation- Mandible
- Mandible Man"di*ble, n. [L. mandibula, mandibulum, fr. mandere
to chew. Cf. {Manger}.]
1. (Anat.) The bone, or principal bone, of the lower jaw; the
inferior maxilla; -- also applied to either the upper or
the lower jaw in the beak of birds.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zo["o]l.) The anterior pair of mouth organs of insects, crustaceaus, and related animals, whether adapted for biting or not. See Illust. of {Diptera}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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mandible — noun нижняя челюсть (млекопитающих и рыб); жвало, мандибула (насе комых) … Англо-русский словарь Мюллера
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Mandible — The mandible is the bone of the lower jaw. The joint where the mandible meets the upper jaw at the temporal bone is called the temporomandibular joint. * * * A U shaped bone (in superior view), forming the lower jaw, articulating by its upturned… … Medical dictionary
mandible — Most anterodorsally situated of gnathal appendages; one, of a pair, of heavily calcified jaws; the teeth. [Hobbs and Jass, 1988]. On of the heavily calcified jaws lying anterior to (beneath, in ventral view) the other mouth parts but visible in… … Crustacea glossary
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mandible — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin mandibula, from Latin mandere to chew; probably akin to Greek masasthai to chew Date: 15th century 1. a. jaw 1a; especially a lower jaw consisting of a single bone or of completely fused bones b.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
mandible — adj Сал. 1) услужливый 2) послушный … Большой испано-русский и русско-испанский словарь
mandible — the lower jaw, used in the sense of a functional unit without respect to the bones and cartilage making up the jaw … Dictionary of ichthyology
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