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Meaning of Mandible | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈmæn.dɪb.əl

Definitions

  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. One of the anterior pair of mouthparts of an arthropod, designed for holding and cutting food.

Equivalents

العربية فك
Català mandíbula
Čeština dolní čelist kusadlo sanice
Deutsch Kinnbacke Kinnlade Mandibel Unterkiefer Unterkieferknochen
Ελληνικά δαγκάνα κάτω γνάθος
Esperanto mandiblo
Español mandíbula quijada
Eesti alalõualuu
Suomi alaleuanluu alaleuka alaleukaluu leuka leukaluu leukaraaja mandibula
Français mandibule
Gàidhlig pìos ìosal a' ghuib
Galego mandíbula queixada
עברית לסת
Magyar állkapocscsont
Bahasa Indonesia tulang rahang
Íslenska neðri kjálki
Italiano mandibola
Kurdî kake
Nederlands kaak onderkaak
Polski szczęka żuchwa żuchwowy
Português mandíbula queixada
Русский жва́ло манди́була ни́жняя че́люсть
Svenska käke mandibel underkäke
தமிழ் தாடை
తెలుగు హనువు
Tiếng Việt xương hàm dưới

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

mandibular artery mandibular canal mandibular nerve mandibular pheromone mandibulate mandibulation

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