Meanings
plural mandibles · alternative mandibula
- anatomyThe jaw or a jawbone, especially the lower jawbone in mammals and fishes.
Synonyms: dentary, dentary bone, inferior maxillary bone, jawbone, lower jaw, submaxilla
- anatomyAny of various invertebrate mouthparts serving to hold or bite food materials.
- anatomyOne of the anterior pair of mouthparts of an arthropod, designed for holding and cutting food.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe jaw or a jawbone, especially the lower jawbone in mammals and fishes.
invertibrate mouthpart
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Late Latinmandibula“a jaw”
- Englishmandible
From late Middle English, from Late Latin mandibula (“a jaw”), from mandō (“to chew, masticate”) + -bula (instrument noun suffix).
More words from Late Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans kaak
- kaakmouthpart of an arthropod
Catalan mandíbula, mandíbula
- mandíbulalower jaw
- mandíbulamouthpart of an arthropod
Chinese Mandarin 下頜 /下颌, 下頜骨 /下颌骨
- 下頜 /下颌lower jaw
- 下頜骨 /下颌骨lower jaw
Czech dolní čelist, sanice
- dolní čelistlower jaw
- sanicelower jaw
- kusadlomouthpart of an arthropod
Dutch onderkaak, kaak
- onderkaaklower jaw
- kaakmouthpart of an arthropod
Esperanto mandiblo
- mandiblolower jaw
Estonian alalõualuu
- alalõualuulower jaw
Finnish alaleuka, leuka
- alaleukalower jaw
- leukalower jaw
- alaleuanluulower jaw
- leukaraajamouthpart of an arthropod
French mandibule
- mandibulelower jaw
German Unterkiefer, Unterkieferknochen
- Unterkieferlower jaw
- Unterkieferknochenlower jaw
- Mandibelmouthpart of an arthropod
Greek κάτω γνάθος, δαγκάνα
- κάτω γνάθος (káto gnáthos)lower jaw
- δαγκάνα (dagkána)mouthpart of an arthropod
Hungarian állkapocscsont
- állkapocscsontlower jaw
Icelandic neðri kjálki
- neðri kjálkilower jaw
Italian mandibola
- mandibolalower jaw
Latvian apakšžoklis
- apakšžoklislower jaw
Malay mandibel, mandibel
- mandibellower jaw
- mandibelmouthpart of an arthropod
Polish żuchwa
- żuchwalower jaw
Portuguese mandíbula, queixada
- mandíbulalower jaw
- queixadalower jaw
Russian ни́жняя че́люсть, манди́була
- ни́жняя че́люсть (nížnjaja čéljustʹ)lower jaw
- манди́була (mandíbula)mouthpart of an arthropod
- жва́ло (žválo)mouthpart of an arthropod
Scottish Gaelic pìos ìosal a' ghuib
- pìos ìosal a' ghuiblower jaw
Slovak sánka, hryzadlo
- sánkalower jaw
- hryzadlomouthpart of an arthropod
Spanish mandíbula, mandíbula
- mandíbulalower jaw
- mandíbulamouthpart of an arthropod
Swedish underkäke, mandibel
- underkäkelower jaw
- mandibellower jaw
- käkemouthpart of an arthropod
- mandibelmouthpart of an arthropod
Tagalog babasihang
- babasihanglower jaw
Tamil தாடை
- தாடை (tāṭai)lower jaw
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with mandible
All rhymes →Cite this entry
mandible. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mandible
“mandible.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mandible. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mandible,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mandible.
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