| 释义 |
mandible/ˈmændib(ə)l/n. 1 the jaw, esp. the lower jaw in mammals and fishes (尤指哺乳动物及鱼类的)颌，腭 2 the upper or lower part of a bird's beak (鸟喙的)上(或下)部 3 either half of the crushing organ in an arthropod's mouthparts (节肢动物的)腭 □ mandibular /-ˈdibjʊlə/ adj.□ mandibulate /-ˈdibjʊlət/ adj.[Middle English from Old French mandible or Late Latin mandibula from mandere ‘chew’] |