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mentomeckelian

mentomeckelian adjective: of or relating to the chin and lower jaw.

mentomeckelian: of or relating to the chin and lower jaw
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Adjective

mentomeckelian (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the chin and lower jaw.

Noun

mentomeckelian (plural mentomeckelians)

  1. The bone or cartilage forming the anterior extremity of the lower jaw in some animals, such as frogs

Forms of mentomeckelian

pluralmentomeckelians

Origin of mentomeckelian

From mento- + Meckelian.

Questions about mentomeckelian

What does mentomeckelian mean?
Mentomeckelian means of or relating to the chin and lower jaw.
What part of speech is mentomeckelian?
Mentomeckelian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near mentomeckelian in the dictionary

  1. mento
  2. mento-
  3. mentoanterior
  4. mentobregmatic
  5. mentolabial
  6. mentomeckelian
  7. mentomeckelians
  8. menton
  9. Mentone
  10. mentonian
  11. mentoniere

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