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mandible

noun
/ˈmæn.dɪb.əl//ˈmeə̯n.dɪb.əl/CA

Etymology

From late Middle English, from Late Latin mandibula (“a jaw”), from mandō (“to chew, masticate”) + -bula (instrument noun suffix).

  1. derived from mandibula

Definitions

  1. The jaw or a jawbone, especially the lower jawbone in mammals and fishes.

  2. Either of the upper and lower segments of a bird's beak.

  3. Any of various invertebrate mouthparts serving to hold or bite food materials.

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Derived

hemimandible, mandibular, mandibulate, mandibulous, micromandible

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at mandible. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at mandible. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at mandible

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA