mandible

汉语翻译

n. 颚, 上颚, 嘴的上(或下)部
【医】 下颌骨

词型变化：

形容词:mandibular 

英语解释：

名词 mandible:

1. the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth
   同义词：lower jaw, mandibula, mandibular bone, submaxilla, lower jawbone, jawbone, jowl

详细解释：

man.di.ble

n.（名词）
The lower jaw of a vertebrate animal.
下颌骨：脊椎运动的下颌骨
Either the upper or lower part of the beak in birds.
喙：鸟类喙的上半部或下半部
Any of various mouth organs of invertebrates used for seizing and biting food, especially either of a pair of such organs in insects and other arthropods.
上颚：任一无脊椎动物用于啄咬食物的器官，尤指昆虫或其它节肢动物的上颚或下颚

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Late Latin mandibula
源自 后期拉丁语 mandibula
from mandere [to chew]
源自 mandere [咀嚼]

【引伸】
mandib.ular