mandible

English

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Alternative forms

• mandibula

Etymology

From Latin mandibula.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmændɪb(ə)l/, /ˈmændəb(ə)l/, X-SAMPA: /"m{ndIb(@)l/, /"m{nd@b(@)l/

Noun

mandible (plural mandibles)

1. The lower jaw, especially the lower jawbone.
2. One of a pair of mouthparts of an arthropod designed for holding food.

Synonyms

• (lower jaw): dentary, dentary bone, inferior maxillary bone, jawbone, submaxilla

Derived terms

• mandibular
• mandibulate
• mandibuliform
• mandibulohyoid

Translations

lower jaw

• Catalan: mandíbula (ca) f
• Czech: dolní čelist f
• Dutch: onderkaak (nl) f
• Estonian: alalõualuu (et) (jawbone)
• Finnish: alaleuka (fi), leuka (fi), (jawbone) alaleuanluu (fi)
• Greek: κάτω γνάθος (el) (káto gnáthos) f
• Malay: mandibel (ms)

• Navajo: ayaatsʼiin
• Polish: żuchwa (pl) f
• Portuguese: mandíbula (pt) f, queixada (pt) f
• Russian: нижняя челюсть (nížnjaja čéljustʹ) f
• Scottish Gaelic: pìos ìosal a' ghuib (gd) m
• Telugu: హనువు (te)

mouthpart of an arthropod

• Catalan: mandíbula (ca) f
• Czech: kusadlo (cs) n
• Dutch: kaak (nl) f
• Finnish: leukaraaja (fi)

• Greek: δαγκάνα (el) (dagkána) f
• Malay: mandibel (ms)
• Russian: мандибула (ru) (mandíbula) f

See also

• jowl