'Mandible' definitions:
Definition of 'mandible'
(from WordNet)
noun
The jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth [syn: lower jaw, mandible, mandibula, mandibular bone, submaxilla, lower jawbone, jawbone, jowl]
Definition of 'Mandible'
From: GCIDE
- Mandible \Man"di*ble\, n. [L. mandibula, mandibulum, fr. mandere to chew. Cf. Manger.]
- 1. (Anat.) The bone, or principal bone, of the lower jaw; the inferior maxilla; -- also applied to either the upper or the lower jaw in the beak of birds. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) The anterior pair of mouth organs of insects, crustaceaus, and related animals, whether adapted for biting or not. See Illust. of Diptera. [1913 Webster]