English Explanatory Dictionary

mandibula

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Obsolete form of mandible.

Pronunciation

/manˈdɪb.jʊl.ə/ /mænˈdɪb.jəl.ə/

Word forms

mandibula mandibulae

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Late Latin mandibula (“a jaw”), from mandō (“to chew, masticate”) + -bula (instrument noun suffix).

Derived words

hemimandibula
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