English Explanatory Dictionary

mandible

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The jaw or a jawbone, especially the lower jawbone in mammals and fishes.
  2. Either of the upper and lower segments of a bird's beak.
  3. Any of various invertebrate mouthparts serving to hold or bite food materials.
  4. One of the anterior pair of mouthparts of an arthropod, designed for holding and cutting food.

Pronunciation

/ˈmæn.dɪb.əl/ [ˈmæn.dɪb.əl] ~ [ˈmæn.dɪb.l̩] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-mandible.wav /ˈmeə̯n.dɪb.əl/ [ˈmeə̯n.dɪb.əl] ~ [ˈmeə̯n.dɪb.l̩] /ˈmɛə̯n.dɪb.əl/ [ˈmɛə̯n.dɪb.əl] ~ [ˈmɛə̯n.dɪb.l̩] /ˈmeːn.dɪb.əl/ [ˈmeːn.dɪb.əl] ~ [ˈmeːn.dɪb.l̩]

Word forms

mandible mandibles mandibula

Etymology

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

Synonyms

fang dentary dentary bone inferior maxillary bone jawbone lower jaw submaxilla

Related words

mandibulary mange manger jowl

Derived words

hemimandible mandibular mandibulate mandibulous micromandible
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