Meanings
- not comparableanatomyOf or pertaining to the mandible.
The head produces a mandibular gland pheromone composed of ketones, the thorax lacks large glands, and the abdomen contains the venom and the Nasonov gland that produces lemon oil compounds.
2016, Justin O. Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 28Synonyms: mandibulary
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf or pertaining to the mandible.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiverelating to the lower jaw
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From Latin mandibula + -ar. By surface analysis, mandible + -ar.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan mandibular
- mandibularof or pertaining to the mandible
Chinese Mandarin 下頜的 /下颌的
- 下頜的 /下颌的of or pertaining to the mandible
Finnish mandibulaarinen
- mandibulaarinenof or pertaining to the mandible
French mandibulaire
- mandibulaireof or pertaining to the mandible
German mandibulär
- mandibulärof or pertaining to the mandible
Irish mandabail
- mandabailof or pertaining to the mandible
Italian mandibolare
- mandibolareof or pertaining to the mandible
Polish żuchwowy
- żuchwowyof or pertaining to the mandible
Portuguese mandibular
- mandibularof or pertaining to the mandible
Romanian mandibular
- mandibularof or pertaining to the mandible
Spanish mandibular
- mandibularof or pertaining to the mandible
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with mandibular
Cite this entry
mandibular. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mandibular
“mandibular.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mandibular. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mandibular,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mandibular.
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