mandible
The jaw or a jawbone, especially the lower jawbone in mammals and fishes.
Other meanings
Either of the upper and lower segments of a bird's beak.
Any of various invertebrate mouthparts serving to hold or bite food materials.
Synonyms
- lower jaw
- lower jawbone
- jawbone
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "mandibula" (a jaw).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “mandible” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.