mandible

as in maxilla

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Recent Examples of mandible These tube ambushing worms were found at depths of around 3,720 feet, showcasing iridescent bodies and dark brown mandibles. Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025 In an early scene, he is set upon by a shrieking, skittering swarm of creepers—imagine giant, whitish pill bugs with huge mandibles—and expects to be devoured (and resurrected) within seconds. Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025 These high-confidence marks were located on four tibiae, one mandible, one humerus, and two long bone fragments. Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025 With dodging, cricket fled in a circular movement that put the crickets behind the ants to avoid their deadly mandibles. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mandible

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“Mandible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mandible. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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