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mandibula

man·di·bula

UK/manˈdɪb.jʊl.ə/ US/mænˈdɪb.jəl.ə/ uncommon obsolete

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Origin

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

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