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• mandibula

語源

From late 中期英語, from Late Latin mandibula (“a jaw”), from mandō (“to chew, masticate”) +‎ -bula (instrument noun suffix).

発音

• (without æ-raising) IPA: /ˈmæn.dɪb.(ə)l/, [ˈmæn.dɪb.l̩]
  • • (æ-raising) IPA: /ˈmeə̯n.dɪb.(ə)l/, [ˈmeə̯n.dɪb.l̩], /ˈmɛə̯n.dɪb.(ə)l/, [ˈmɛə̯n.dɪb.l̩]
• 韻: -ændɪbəl
• ハイフネーション: man‧dib‧le

名詞

mandible (plural mandibles)

1. (anatomy, zootomy)
   1. The jaw or a jawbone, especially the lower jawbone in mammals and fishes.

      Coordinate term: maxilla

   2. Either of the upper and lower segments of a bird's beak.
   3. Any of various invertebrate mouthparts serving to hold or bite food materials.
      1. One of the anterior pair of mouthparts of an arthropod, designed for holding and cutting food.

同意語

• (jawbone): dentary, dentary bone, inferior maxillary bone, jawbone, lower jaw, submaxilla
• (invertibrate mouthpart): fang (obsolete)

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参考

参照

• “mandible”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “mandible”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.