Definition of "mandibles" []

• Plural form of mandible. (noun)

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• "The Tritovores weren't the least bit scary, though the human teeth in the midst of their mandibles was a bit icky."
• "The head also has two sharp jaws called mandibles that it uses to catch its food."
• "Just behind the mandibles are the maxillæ, which are trilobate at the end, as in the three orders of insects above named."