mandible

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mandible

/ˈmæn.dɪb.əl/
[ˈmæn.dɪb.əl] ~ [ˈmæn.dɪb.l̩]
/ˈmeə̯n.dɪb.əl/ Canada, US
[ˈmeə̯n.dɪb.əl] ~ [ˈmeə̯n.dɪb.l̩] Canada, US
/ˈmɛə̯n.dɪb.əl/ Canada, US
[ˈmɛə̯n.dɪb.əl] ~ [ˈmɛə̯n.dɪb.l̩] Canada, US
/ˈmeːn.dɪb.əl/ Australia
[ˈmeːn.dɪb.əl] ~ [ˈmeːn.dɪb.l̩] Australia

Rhymes with -ændɪbəl

Where it comes from

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

noun mandibles · mandibula

The jaw or a jawbone, especially the lower jawbone in mammals and fishes.
Similar: dentary, dentary bone, inferior maxillary bone, jawbone, lower jaw, submaxilla
Either of the upper and lower segments of a bird's beak.
Any of various invertebrate mouthparts serving to hold or bite food materials.
One of the anterior pair of mouthparts of an arthropod, designed for holding and cutting food.

Similar: fang

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Similar: fang

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noun lower jaw

Español	mandíbula
中文	下頜 /下颌, 下頜骨 /下颌骨
Português	mandíbula, queixada
Français	mandibule
Deutsch	Unterkiefer, Unterkieferknochen
Italiano	mandibola
Ελληνικά	κάτω γνάθος káto gnáthos
Русский	ни́жняя че́люсть nížnjaja čéljustʹ

noun mouthpart of an arthropod

Español	mandíbula
Deutsch	Mandibel
Ελληνικά	δαγκάνα dagkána
Русский	манди́була mandíbula, жва́ло žválo

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@misc{mandible_2026,
  title = {mandible},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mandible},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}