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lower jaw: the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth
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The lower jaw, derived from the first branchial arch.
Ãâó: www.nature.com/nrg/journal/v5/n7/glossary/nrg1380_...
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| mandible |
One element of a cephalopod beak or jaw.
Ãâó: www.fish.washington.edu/naturemapping/mollusks/glo...
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L. mandibula = jaw; from mandere = to chew. The lower jaw as a functional unit, regardless of which bones or cartilage make up the lower jaw in a particular organism.
Ãâó: www.palaeos.com/Vertebrates/Lists/Glossary/Glossar...
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a mouth part, commonly referred to as a jaw, used for seizing and/or biting the food; in most vertebrates, the mandible is the lower jaw and the maxilla is the upper jaw; in birds, however, the mandible can refer to either the upper or lower bill
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