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hemimandible

hemimandible noun: either half of a mandible.

Noun

hemimandible (plural hemimandibles)

  1. Either half of a mandible
    • D-F, MNHN.F.EBA 518b, right hemimandible bearing P 3 -P 4 and M 2 -M 3 ; D, labial view; E, lingual view; F, occlusal view.2015 September 24, “A New Large Hyainailourine from the Bartonian of Europe and Its Bearings on the Evolution and Ecology of Massive Hyaenodonts (Mammalia)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of hemimandible

pluralhemimandibles

Origin of hemimandible

From hemi- + mandible.

Words that rhyme with hemimandible

Questions about hemimandible

What does hemimandible mean?
Hemimandible means either half of a mandible.
What part of speech is hemimandible?
Hemimandible is a noun.
What is the plural of hemimandible?
The plural of hemimandible is hemimandibles.

Words near hemimandible in the dictionary

  1. hemiloop
  2. hemiloops
  3. hemimacula
  4. hemimacular
  5. hemimaculas
  6. hemimandible
  7. hemimandibles
  8. hemimandibula
  9. hemimandibular
  10. hemimandibulas
  11. hemimandibulectomies

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