/
ˈmandɪb(ə)l/
n.
Anatomy &
Zoology - the jaw or a jawbone, especially the lower jawbone in mammals and fishes.
- either of the upper and lower parts of a bird's beak.
- either half of the crushing organ in an arthropod's mouthparts.
Derivative
- mandibular adj.
- mandibulate adj.
Etymology
ME: from OFr., or from late L. mandibula, from mandere ‘to chew’.