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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
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}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
mandible
n : the lower jawbone in vertebrates; it is hinged to open the
mouth [syn: {lower jaw}, {mandibula}, {submaxilla}, {jawbone},
{jowl}]
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