mandible

English

Alternative forms

mandibula

Etymology

From Latin mandibula.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmændɪb(ə)l/, /ˈmændəb(ə)l/

Noun

mandible (plural mandibles)

The lower jaw, especially the lower jawbone.
One of a pair of mouthparts of an arthropod, designed for holding food.

Synonyms

(lower jaw): dentary, dentary bone, inferior maxillary bone, jawbone, submaxilla

Derived terms

Derived terms

Translations

lower jaw

Catalan: mandíbula f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 下頜, 下颌 (xiàhé), 下頜骨 (zh), 下颌骨 (zh) (xiàhégǔ)
Czech: dolní čelist f
Dutch: onderkaak (nl) f
Estonian: alalõualuu (jawbone)
Finnish: alaleuka (fi), leuka (fi), (jawbone) alaleuanluu (fi)
German: Unterkiefer (de) m, (jawbone) Unterkieferknochen (de) m
Greek: κάτω γνάθος f (káto gnáthos)

Malay: mandibel
Navajo: ayaatsʼiin
Polish: żuchwa (pl) f
Portuguese: mandíbula (pt) f, queixada (pt) f
Russian: нижняя (nižnjaja) че́люсть (čéljustʹ) (nížnjaja čéljustʹ) f
Scottish Gaelic: pìos ìosal a' ghuib m
Spanish: mandíbula (es) f, quijada (es) f
Tagalog: babasihang
Telugu: హనువు (te) (hanuvu)

mouthpart of an arthropod

Catalan: mandíbula f
Czech: kusadlo (cs) n
Dutch: kaak (nl) f
Finnish: leukaraaja
German: Mandibel (de) f

Greek: δαγκάνα (el) f (dagkána)
Malay: mandibel
Russian: манди́була (ru) f (mandíbula)
Spanish: mandíbula (es) f

See also

jowl

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