| mandible |
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.
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| mandibular arch |
a hypothetical first gill arch which became the basis for the jaw. See Gill Arches.
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| mandible |
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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| mandible |
The lower jaw, composed of the two dentaries in mammals.
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| mandibular fossa |
The trough in the squamosal bone for the reception of the mandibular condyle of the dentary.
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