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mandible

Syllables: man·dib·le/ˈmæn.dɪb.əl//ˈmeə̯n.dɪb.əl/

mandible noun: the jaw or a jawbone, especially the lower jawbone in mammals and fishes.

mandible: the jaw or a jawbone, especially the lower jawbone in mammals and fishes
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Noun

mandible (plural mandibles)

  1. The jaw or a jawbone, especially the lower jawbone in mammals and fishes.
    Synonyms:
    dentary, dentary bone, inferior maxillary bone, jawbone, lower jaw, submaxilla
  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.
    1. One of the anterior pair of mouthparts of an arthropod, designed for holding and cutting food.

mandible meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu

mandible in Tamil

lower jaw
தாடை tāṭai

mandible in Urdu

جبڑا, جبڑے کی ہڈی

mandible in Bengali

চোয়াল, পাখির ঠোঁট

mandible in Telugu

lower jaw
హనువు hanuvu
More languagesFewer languages
mandible in Kannada
ಕೆಳದವಡೆ
mandible in Tagalog
babasihang
mandible in Malay
mandibel

Examples of mandible in a sentence

  • Examples of normal human developmental synostosis occur in the mandible and in the sacrum.
  • Left mandible slightly longer than right one, its scissorial part wider.
  • Trulleum A basin-shaped depression near the dorsal base of the mandible, close to its articulation.

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Synonyms of mandible

All synonyms of mandible

Forms of mandible

pluralmandibles
alternative formmandibula

Plural of mandible: mandibles

Origin of mandible

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

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Questions about mandible

What does mandible mean?
Mandible means the jaw or a jawbone, especially the lower jawbone in mammals and fishes.
What is mandible in Tamil?
Mandible in Tamil is தாடை (tāṭai). See Mandible meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is mandible?
Mandible is a noun.
How do you pronounce mandible?
Mandible is pronounced /ˈmæn.dɪb.əl/.
What is the plural of mandible?
The plural of mandible is mandibles.

Words near mandible in the dictionary

  1. Mandevilles
  2. Mandevillian
  3. mandi
  4. Mandi District
  5. Mandia
  6. mandible
  7. mandibles
  8. mandibula
  9. mandibulae
  10. mandibular
  11. mandibular arteries

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: mandible (page history and authors); mandible (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); mandible (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); mandible (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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