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lower jaw

DEFINITIONS OF: lower jaw

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n the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth

Synonyms:
jawbone, jowl, lower jawbone, mandible, mandibula, mandibular bone, submaxilla
Types:
lantern jaw
a long thin lower jaw
Type of:
articulator
a movable speech organ
jaw
the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
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