Moby Thesaurus. Grady Ward. 1996.
mandibles — Most anterior part of anterior mouthparts situated on either side of oral opening [Holdich and Jones, 1983]. Paired mouthparts used to macerate food. Consists of a fairly hard, chitinised region with spines and, often, opposed grinding surfaces.… … Crustacea glossary
mandibles — man·di·ble || mændÉ™bl n. lower jaw bone; lower part of a bird s bill; either of a pair of jawlike biting organs in insects … English contemporary dictionary
Operation Mandibles — During World War II, Operation Mandibles was a planned 1940/1941 British amphibious assault on Rhodes, Leros and the Dodecanese Islands in the Aegean Sea. Planned by Roger Keyes of Special Operation branch. Never executed. See Operation Hercules… … Wikipedia
parallel mandibles — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Diptera larva, parallel mouth hooks that move dorsoventrally … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
provisional mandibles — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In some Coleoptera, parts of the mandible found in the pupa, for escaping the cocoon; imaginal cephalic cocoon cutters … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Mandible (arthropod mouthpart) — The mandibles of a Bull ant The mandible of an arthropod is either of a pair of mouthparts used for biting, cutting and holding food. Mandibles are often simply referred to as jaws. Mandibles are present in the extant subphyla Myriapoda… … Wikipedia
Mandible (insect mouthpart) — For the corresponding mouthpart in other arthropods, see Mandible (arthropod mouthpart). The mandibles of a Bull ant Insect mandibles are a pair of appendages near the insect’s mouth, and the most anterior of the three pairs of oral appendages… … Wikipedia
Mandible (arthropod) — In arthropods, the mandible is either of a pair of arthropod mouthparts used for biting, cutting and holding food. Mandibles are often simply referred to as jaws. The arthropods with mandibles form the clade Mandibulata, comprising the extant… … Wikipedia
Mandible (insect) — Insect mandibles are a pair of appendages near the insect’s mouth, and the most anterior of the three pairs of oral appendages (the labrum is more anterior, but is a single fused structure). Their function is typically to grasp, crush, or cut the … Wikipedia
Odontomachus bauri — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
