English noun: lower jaw | |||
1. | lower jaw (body) the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth | ||
Synonyms | jawbone, jowl, lower jawbone, mandible, mandibula, mandibular bone, submaxilla | ||
Broader (hypernym) | articulator, jaw | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | lantern jaw | ||
Part holonym | condylar process, condyloid process, coronoid process of the mandible, gnathion, gonion, mandibular condyle, mandibular notch, pogonion, symphysion | ||