mandibula

/mænˈdɪb.jəl.ə/

UK: /manˈdɪb.jʊl.ə/

MÆNDꞮB · jəl · ə (3 syllables)

English Noun

Definition

Obsolete form of mandible.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Late Latin mandibula (“a jaw”), from mandō (“to chew, masticate”) + -bula (instrument noun suffix).