mandibola

Definitions of mandibola
  1. noun
    holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object
  2. noun
    the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth
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    type of:
    ganascia, mascella
    the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
  3. noun
    the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
    synonyms: ganascia, mascella
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    type of:
    osso
    rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
  4. noun
    the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth
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    type of:
    fattezze, lineamento
    the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin
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