gena

G2E1N1A1
/ˈd͡ʒɛnə/

noun

The cheek; the feathered side of the under mandible of a bird.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:Gena.”

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Meanings

gena1

noungena (plural genae or genæ)

plural genae · plural genæ

  1. biologyThe cheek; the feathered side of the under mandible of a bird.
  2. biologyThe part of the head to which the jaws of an insect are attached.
  3. biologyThe part of the head below the compound eyes of Diptera, or an analogous part of the head of larvae without compound eyes.

Gena2

proper noun
  1. A female given name, a rare variant of Gina or short form of Genevieve.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:Gena.

Origin

  1. Latingena“cheek”
  2. Englishgena

Borrowed from Latin gena (“cheek”). Doublet of chin.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with gena

antennaViennaJennasiennahennasennaGlennaKennaAvicennarectennaTorpenhow
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Sounds the same

JenaJenna

Anagrams

EganAngeagenAgnegeanAneg
Cite this entry
APA

gena. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gena

MLA

“gena.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gena. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gena,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gena.

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