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Pronunciation / Transliteration: mandibules
"L'insecte utilisait ses mandibules pour broyer la nourriture."
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The jaw or a jawbone, especially the lower jawbone in mammals and fishes, or the mouthparts of insects.
"The ant held the leaf firmly between its mandibles."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Early 17th century: from Latin mandibulae, from mandere 'to chew'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mandibles" is said worldwide
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mandibules
Transliteration: mandibules
"L'insecte utilisait ses mandibules pour broyer la nourriture."
Mandibeln
Transliteration: Mandibeln
"Der Käfer bewegte seine starken Mandibeln."
mandibole
Transliteration: mandibole
"La formica aprì le sue grandi mandibole."
mandíbulas
Transliteration: mandibulas
"El arácnido usó sus mandíbulas para defenderse."
mandíbulas
Transliteration: mandibulas
"O inseto tem mandíbulas muito fortes."
جبड़े
Transliteration: jabde
Script: जबड़े
"कीड़े के मजबूत जबड़े होते हैं।"
大颚
Transliteration: dà è
"蚂蚁用大颚咬住了树叶。"
큰턱
Transliteration: keun-teok
"곤충은 먹이를 잡기 위해 큰턱을 사용합니다."
大顎
Transliteration: oogoro
"昆虫は大きな顎で食物を噛み砕く。"
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