mandible

noun
🔊/ˈmændɪbl/
🔊/ˈmændɪbl/
(anatomy解剖学)
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  1. the jawbone下颌骨
    Topics Bodyc2
  2. the upper or lower part of a bird’s beak鸟的上喙(或下喙)Topics Birdsc2
  3. either of the two parts that are at the front and on either side of an insect’s mouth, used especially for biting and crushing food(昆虫的)上颚
    Topics Insects, worms, etc.c2
  4. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin mandibula, from mandere ‘to chew’.