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jawbones

  • plural
    of jawbone.
    jawbone
    noun
    a bone of either jaw; a maxilla or mandible.
  • present tense form
    of jawbone (3rd person singular).
    jawbone
    noun
    a bone of either jaw; a maxilla or mandible.

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Real jawbones of dead whales were first raised on top of West Cliff in 1964 as a symbol of Whitby's maritime heritage.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

She recovered key anatomical features including teeth, jawbones, and parts of the skull, which later allowed scientists to identify the specimen as a new species.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 24, 2026

A digital comparison of the newly uncovered mandible with 83 other jawbones confirmed a strange mix of ancient and modern anatomical features.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 19, 2023

Herbivorous mammals like the giraffe have front teeth, muscular lips, flattened molars, and jawbones that pull and grind leaves in a side-to-side motion.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2018

Some of them had the beginnings of beards, straggly tufts of hair that stood in isolated clumps on their chins, jawbones, and upper lips.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok