mandibles
Mandibles are the two claw-like appendages on the front of a beetle's head. They are used to grab onto things, and they help the beetle eat insects.
Mandibles are the two claw-like appendages on the front of a beetle's head. They are used to grab onto things, and they help the beetle eat insects.
noun
the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth
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In humans, the tooth bearing bones are the maxilla and the mandible.
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It is formed by the lower front of the mandible.
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The upper mandible of the male's bill is red and the lower mandible is brown.
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The upper arch is called the maxilla and the lower is called the mandible.
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The mouth is located in between the mandibles.
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The cranium and mandible are from different animals.
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The presence of a glenoid process controls the movement of the mandible.
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The oculo malar space is the distance between the eye and the mandible.
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The simian shelf is a bony thickening on the front of the ape mandible.
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The spores of the fungus are carried in mycangia at the base of each mandible.