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Definitions of mandible
  1. noun
    the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth
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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
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