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nounthe jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouthtype of:
Definition that contains mandible
- dobson large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait
- skimmer gull-like seabird that flies along the surface of the water with an elongated lower mandible immersed to skim out food
- ramus the posterior part of the mandible that is more or less vertical
- temporalis muscle extending from the temporal fossa to the coronoid process of the mandible; acts to raise the mandible and close the jaws
- temporal muscle muscle extending from the temporal fossa to the coronoid process of the mandible; acts to raise the mandible and close the jaws
- corydalus cornutus large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait
- gnathion the most inferior point of the mandible in the midline
- condylar process the condyle of the ramus of the mandible that articulates with the skull
- dobson fly large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait
- mandibular condyle the condyle of the ramus of the mandible that articulates with the skull