hemimandible

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noun

Either half of a mandible

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Meanings

nounhemimandible (plural hemimandibles)

plural hemimandibles

  1. Either half of a mandible

    D-F, MNHN.F.EBA 518b, right hemimandible bearing P 3 -P 4 and M 2 -M 3 ; D, labial view; E, lingual view; F, occlusal view.

    2015 September 24, “A New Large Hyainailourine from the Bartonian of Europe and Its Bearings on the Evolution and Ecology of Massive Hyaenodonts (Mammalia)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
hemimandibula

Origin

From hemi- + mandible.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hemimandible

mandible
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Cite this entry
APA

hemimandible. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemimandible

MLA

“hemimandible.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemimandible. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hemimandible,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemimandible.

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