mandible
noun
the bone of the lower jaw.
mandibles
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pluralof mandible.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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This time, that dude is New Zealand’s Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, a game 7-foot-3 actor whose eyes bulge behind those motorized mandibles and sometimes shine with feeling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2025
In his travels, Tocqueville saw pieces of the famous Plymouth Rock all over: used as doorstops, as paperweights, set in the centers of mantels like the mandibles of sainted martyrs.
From Slate ● Nov. 28, 2024
Their hunting expeditions are dangerous because termite soldiers defend their conspecifics -- and use their powerful mandibles to do so.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 2, 2024
The skeletal remains, which include skulls without mandibles, craniums, loose mandibles and maxilla fragments, were handed over in an official ceremony in Vienna on Tuesday, where there was a panel and presentation.
From Reuters ● Sep. 29, 2022
From time to time, certain termites make a convulsive movement of their mandibles to produce a loud, high- pitched clicking sound, audible ten meters off.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
