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Synonyms of mandible

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Another word for mandible is jawbone. Other synonyms of mandible are dentary.

Synonyms and similar words for mandible

nounThe jaw or a jawbone, especially the lower jawbone in mammals and fishes.

  • dentaryThe dentary bone.
  • dentary boneThe mandible of a vertebrate, or homologous bone in the lower jaw of ancestral and related animals, which holds teeth.
  • inferior maxillary bone
  • jawboneThe bone of the lower jaw; the mandible.
  • lower jawSpecifically, the bone therein; the mandible of humans and other vertebrates that, with the cranium, composes the skull.
  • submaxillaThe lower jawbone.

nounInvertibrate mouthpart.

  • fang obsoleteSynonym of mandible, the long mouthpart of insects and other invertebrates.

Meaning of mandible

  1. noun The jaw or a jawbone, especially the lower jawbone in mammals and fishes.
  2. noun Either of the upper and lower segments of a bird's beak.
  3. noun Any of various invertebrate mouthparts serving to hold or bite food materials.

Full definition of mandible

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Questions about synonyms of mandible

What is another word for mandible?
Mandible has 7 synonyms on Word.ws, such as jawbone and dentary.
What does mandible mean?
Mandible means the jaw or a jawbone, especially the lower jawbone in mammals and fishes.

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