Dictionary

mandible en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• [ˈmeə̯n.dɪb.əl] ~ [ˈmeə̯n.dɪb.l̩] (Canada, US)
• /ˈmeə̯n.dɪb.əl/ (Canada, US)
• /ˈmeːn.dɪb.əl/ (Australia)
• [ˈmɛə̯n.dɪb.əl] ~ [ˈmɛə̯n.dɪb.l̩] (Canada, US)
• [ˈmæn.dɪb.əl] ~ [ˈmæn.dɪb.l̩] without æ-raising
• /ˈmɛə̯n.dɪb.əl/ (Canada, US)
• [ˈmeːn.dɪb.əl] ~ [ˈmeːn.dɪb.l̩] (Australia)
• /ˈmæn.dɪb.əl/ without æ-raising
• (US) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. The jaw or a jawbone, especially the lower jawbone in mammals and fishes.
2. Either of the upper and lower segments of a bird's beak.
3. Any of various invertebrate mouthparts serving to hold or bite food materials.
4. 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.

Forms

Coordinates

maxilla

Deriveds

mandibulous · mandibular · micromandible · hemimandible · mandibulate

Relateds

mange · mandibulary · jowl · manger

Synonyms

submaxilla (jawbone) · jawbone (jawbone) · inferior maxillary bone (jawbone) · fang (invertibrate mouthpart) · lower jaw (jawbone) · dentary (jawbone) · dentary bone (jawbone)

Translations (47)

ta தாடை (lower jaw) · ms mandibel (mouthpart of an arthropod) · cmn 下頜骨 /下颌骨 (lower jaw) · nl onderkaak (lower jaw) · gd pìos ìosal a' ghuib (lower jaw) · fi alaleuka (lower jaw) · fi leukaraaja (mouthpart of an arthropod) · ca mandíbula (lower jaw) · pt queixada (lower jaw) · fr mandibule (lower jaw) · is neðri kjálki (lower jaw) · it mandibola (lower jaw) · es mandíbula (mouthpart of an arthropod) · fi alaleuanluu (lower jaw) · ru ни́жняя че́люсть (lower jaw) · de Unterkiefer (lower jaw) · cs kusadlo (mouthpart of an arthropod) · eo mandiblo (lower jaw) · sv mandibel (lower jaw) · tl babasihang (lower jaw) · ca mandíbula (mouthpart of an arthropod) · te హనువు (lower jaw) · de Mandibel (mouthpart of an arthropod) · de Unterkieferknochen (lower jaw) · sk sánka (lower jaw) · ms mandibel (lower jaw) · nv ayaatsʼiin (lower jaw) · sv mandibel (mouthpart of an arthropod) · pt mandíbula (lower jaw) · lv apakšžoklis (lower jaw) · cmn 下頜 /下颌 (lower jaw) · el δαγκάνα (mouthpart of an arthropod) · nl kaak (mouthpart of an arthropod) · sk hryzadlo (mouthpart of an arthropod) · ru жва́ло (mouthpart of an arthropod) · hu állkapocscsont (lower jaw) · et alalõualuu (lower jaw) · el κάτω γνάθος (lower jaw) · cs sanice (lower jaw) · af kaak (mouthpart of an arthropod) · fi leuka (lower jaw) · pl żuchwa (lower jaw) · sv käke (mouthpart of an arthropod) · cs dolní čelist (lower jaw) · sv underkäke (lower jaw) · ru манди́була (mouthpart of an arthropod) · es mandíbula (lower jaw)

wikidata: Q16370