Mandible (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. the bone of the lower jaw.
  2. (in birds)
    • the lower part of the bill.
    • the upper and lower parts of the bill.
  3. (in arthropods) one of the first pair of mouthpart appendages, typically a jawlike biting organ, but styliform or setiform in piercing and sucking species.
noun
  1. the lower jawbone in vertebrates
  2. either of a pair of mouthparts in insects and other arthropods that are usually used for biting and crushing food
  3. either the upper or the lower part of the bill, esp the lower part
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