mandible

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

From late Middle English, from Late Latin mandibula (“a jaw”), from mandō (“to chew, masticate”) + -bula (instrument noun suffix).

211, m, mandibles, mx, maxillæ). — Our Common Insects: A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses, A. S. (Alpheus Spring) Packard
The settlers hunted too the turtles which frequented the shores of Cape Mandible. — The Mysterious Island, Jules Verne
[15] Cross-bill. So called because the two mandibles cross each other in different directions. — The Peacock 'At Home' AND The Butterfly's Ball AND The Fancy Fair, William Roscoe

lower jaw, mandibula, mandibular bone, submaxilla, lower jawbone, jawbone, jowl

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