lower jaw

English

Noun

lower jaw (plural lower jaws)

The part of the face below the mouth; the jaw.
Specifically, the bone therein; the mandible of humans and other vertebrates that, with the cranium, composes the skull.

Synonyms

(part of the face below the mouth): underjaw
(mandible): jawbone

Translations

part of the face below the mouth

German: Unterkiefer (de) m, Kiefer (de) m
Swedish: underkäke (sv) c

mandible of humans and other vertebrates

German: Unterkieferknochen (de) m
Swedish: underkäke (sv) c, mandibel c

See also

dentary bone

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