Synonyms for mandible
All synonyms
Noun
1. Dentary bone — the jaw or a jawbone, especially the lower jawbone in mammals and fishes
jaw bone, dentary bone, dentary, lower jaw, lower mouth, jowl, submaxilla, mandibula
Definitions
- n. 1
The jaw or a jawbone, especially the lower jawbone in mammals and fishes.
Related words
- Word family
- mandibular mandibulary manger
Forms
- Plural
- mandibles → dentaries, jowls, submaxillae, mandibulae…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| mandible | falling | |
| dentary | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- fang1, jowl1
- 7 letters
- dentary
- 8 letters
- gnathite
- 9 letters
- mandibula, vibraslap
- 10 letters
- submaxilla
In other languages
- Français
- mandibule
- Italiano
- mandibola
- Deutsch
- Unterkiefer