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- noun Plural form of
mandible .
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Examples
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The Tritovores weren't the least bit scary, though the human teeth in the midst of their mandibles was a bit icky.
Doctor Who Easter Special...Reaction Post! SPOILERS! rabid1st 2009
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The head also has two sharp jaws called mandibles that it uses to catch its food.
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Just behind the mandibles are the maxillæ, which are trilobate at the end, as in the three orders of insects above named.
Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses 1872
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Below the mandibles is a fleshy part crowned with two very tiny nipples.
The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles Jean-Henri Fabre 1869
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The scientists also reveal Archimylacris eggintoni's mouthparts, called mandibles, which helped it to grind up its food.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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The scientists also reveal Archimylacris eggintoni's mouthparts, called mandibles, which helped it to grind up its food.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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The scientists also reveal Archimylacris eggintoni's mouthparts, called mandibles, which helped it to grind up its food.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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The scientists also reveal Archimylacris eggintoni's mouthparts, called mandibles, which helped it to grind up its food.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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The scientists also reveal Archimylacris eggintoni's mouthparts, called mandibles, which helped it to grind up its food.
Livescience.com 2010
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The scientists also reveal Archimylacris eggintoni's mouthparts, called mandibles, which helped it to grind up its food.
Livescience.com 2010
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