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Mandible
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) The bone, or principal bone, of the lower jaw; the inferior maxilla; - also applied to either the upper or the lower jaw in the beak of birds.
(2):
(n.) The anterior pair of mouth organs of insects, crustaceaus, and related animals, whether adapted for biting or not. See Illust. of Diptera.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Mandible'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/m/mandible.html. 1828.