mandibulous
mandibulous adjective: pertaining to the mandible.
Adjective
mandibulous (comparative more mandibulous, superlative most mandibulous)
- Pertaining to the mandible.
- Near its termination there may be observed, as in the mandibulous hook of spiders, a very minute orifice, or, according to some authors, two distinct fissures.1836, Robert Bentley Todd, The cyclopædia of anatomy and physiology - Volume 1, page 209
- The mouth is seen to be a space intervening between the maxillary and mandibulous plates and is lined with epiblast.1883, Harrison Allen, A System of Human Anatomy: Bones and joints, page 769
- Having a pronounced lower jaw.
- Ahead of them a group of mandibulous sales men had set up their combustion cups and incendiary ratchets to demonstrate their wares to whatever officers might come by.2013, Charles Morgan, Youthful Folly, →ISBN, page 94
Forms of mandibulous
| comparative | more mandibulous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most mandibulous |
Origin of mandibulous
From mandible + -ous.
Questions about mandibulous
- What does mandibulous mean?
- Mandibulous means pertaining to the mandible.
- What part of speech is mandibulous?
- Mandibulous is an adjective.
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