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# mandible

noun (a mandible, mandibles)

«mandible» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The mandible is the lower jawbone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mandible/#m1)
2. Mandibles are the biting mouthparts of insects such as ants and beetles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mandible/#m2)
3. In birds, the mandibles are the two parts of the beak. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mandible/#m3)

### In the lessons

Met in science lessons on skeletons, teeth and insects. It is the scientific word for jaw.

### Examples

- The mandible is the only bone in the skull that moves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mandible/#x1)
- Ants carry leaves in their mandibles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mandible/#x2)
- The stag beetle has huge mandibles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mandible/#x3)
- The dentist looked at an X-ray of my mandible. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mandible/#x4)
- A parrot's lower mandible fits inside its upper one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mandible/#x5)
- The fossil had a strong mandible with sharp teeth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mandible/#x6)

### Note

Plural: mandibles. «Mandible» is the scientific word; in everyday talk, say «jaw». Upper jaw: maxilla.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «mandible» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mandible/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mandible» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mandible.html) on Mova free.