Finally, a complete mandible is known for the Hungarian azhdarchid Bakonydraco. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-04-01] Reference
The upper mandible, which is convex in other birds, is in them flattened, whilst the lower, instead of being flat, is convex. From Wordnik.com. [Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 (of 2)] Reference
The upper mandible, which is convex in other birds, is flattened in the flamingo, whilst the lower, instead of being flat, is convex. From Wordnik.com. [Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon] Reference
The rest of the mandible is a deep bright red. From Wordnik.com. [Wanderings in South America] Reference
But then, how often does one check the lower mandible?. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
Mala mandibularis: the grinding surface or area of a mandible. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
A needle must be stuck into the lower mandible perpendicularly. From Wordnik.com. [Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy.] Reference
That crud a cow works over in its massive mandible all day long. From Wordnik.com. [Jonathan Littman: The Ten Office Disruptors] Reference
Mandibular segment: the fourth or mandible bearing segment of head. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
Second entry, opposite angle of mandible; exit, in centre of cheek. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
Adductor mandibulae: the muscle that draws in or closes the mandible. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
Big dinosaur tears rolled down his face to drip off his lower mandible. From Wordnik.com. [Another Metamorphosis: A Moral Tale about Obsession] Reference
Over the millennia, we've advanced mandible candy technology quite a bit. From Wordnik.com. [The Evolution of Gum — 5,000 Years of Pure Chewing Satisfaction] Reference
In the south wall of room 10, we uncovered a handle-less cup and a mandible. From Wordnik.com. [Picture 86 « Field Notes 2006 « Interactive Dig Crete – Zominthos Project] Reference
Figures from Gray's Anatomy illustrate the articulation of the mandible and cranium. From Wordnik.com. [Screaming Mummies!] Reference
And it hit me right here on the temporal mandible (ph) -- this cracked like an eggshell. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Larry King Live: Burt Reynolds Discusses His Career in Showbiz - February 23, 2000] Reference
An insectoid whose head was all compound eye and razor mandible was eyeing him hungrily. From Wordnik.com. [Chainer's Torment]
The mandible itself was painted, like the other instruments, but only on the right half. From Wordnik.com. [The Mammoth Hunters]
A hard, knobby pointed lump in the lower right mandible, buccal side, below the gum line. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
Again the mandible clicking, accompanied this time by a whistling sound — thranx laughter. From Wordnik.com. [Orphan Star]
He spotted a mandible of Australopithecus boisei, and that then led to my return there in '64. From Wordnik.com. [Zinj and the Leakeys] Reference
Coadapted: formed so as to work together to one end; as the mandible and maxilla in Chrysopids, etc. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
Length of neck from commencement of the crest to the base of the under mandible, five to six inches. From Wordnik.com. [Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries] Reference
If you want to keep your mandible magical, there are plenty of options to keep those pearlies white. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 14, 2004] Reference
With her lower mandible all-atremble, I saw tears streaming down her beak as she looked in the mirror. From Wordnik.com. [whitehelmet Diary Entry] Reference
He had a long, narrow skull, a projecting nose, receding cheekbones, a high chin, and a square mandible. From Wordnik.com. [Special Report: A Battle Over Bones] Reference
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: this is the maxilla or top of the jaw and this is the mandible, the bottom of the jaw. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 10, 2006] Reference
Perhaps it would have been wiser still to have shut up his little mandible, or employed it only upon grub. From Wordnik.com. [Fringilla: Some Tales In Verse] Reference
The cranium (the maxilla and mandible are both missing) may date to between 100,000 to 1.5 million years ago. From Wordnik.com. [Case of the Curious Cranium] Reference
Fossils such as the Mauer mandible and the skull from Tautavel place this divergence before 500,000 years ago. From Wordnik.com. [Neandertal DNA] Reference
The beak, whose upper mandible is less arched than that of the pheasants, exactly resembles that of the arguses. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 360, November 25, 1882] Reference
Interno-mandibular: applied to one of the pairs of salivary glands in bees, situated at the inner side of base of mandible. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
At the level of the mandible it is the internal bone (lingual) which is particularly fragile and contains the lingual nerve. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
Behind them, blocking the only exit they had any chance whatever of reaching, the guard continued its clashing mandible duty. From Wordnik.com. [The Raid on the Termites] Reference
One even dropped his shovel after it struck and broke a human mandible, scattering yellowish teeth over dirt crawling with earthworms. From Wordnik.com. [The Unnatural History of Brown's Island] Reference
The results of fractures of the mandible were, in so far as my experience went, remarkably good, as deformity was seldom considerable. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
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